Kay Adams

Katherine Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's The Godfather. She was portrayed by Diane Keaton in Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy of films based on the novel. Kay is a native of New Hampshire, and the daughter of a Baptist minister. She is the long-term girlfriend and eventual wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the son of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), and the future Godfather. Their relationship dates back to their days at Da... more

Katherine Corleone is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's The Godfather. She was portrayed by Diane Keaton in Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy of films based on the novel. Kay is a native of New Hampshire, and the daughter of a Baptist minister. She is the long-term girlfriend and eventual wife of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the son of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), and the future Godfather. Their relationship dates back to their days at Dartmouth College, when they first became lovers. As a non-Italian, she is somewhat of an outsider from the beginning and symbolizes Michael's initial desire to live a more Americanized life, in contrast to the Corleone family's criminal enterprises. Indeed, when she and Michael attend Connie's wedding, they sit at a table separate from the rest of the family. Many of the guests consider Kay's manner to be somewhat freer than they have come to expect from an unmarried woman. After Michael kills Virgil Sollozzo and Police Captain McCluskey, who... less