Keaton was also the rare woman in Hollywood who—even after reaching middle age—continued to be cast in romantic and powerful roles. Sure, she was a spurned spouse in 1996’s The First Wives Club, but one who rejected her philandering husband when he attempted a reconciliation. In 2003, her role in Nancy Meyers rom-com Something’s Gotta Give cemented that position, allowing Keaton dalliances with both Keanu Reeves and Jack Nicholson.
But in real life, Keaton never married—and she was fine with that, she said in 2019. “I think I’m the only one in my generation and maybe before who has been a single woman all her life,” she said then. “I don’t think it would have been a good idea for me to have married, and I’m really glad I didn’t.”
