Dakota Johnson

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Biography

Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress. The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, Johnson made her film debut at age ten with a minor role in Crazy in Alabama (1999), directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas and starring her mother. After graduating from high school, she began auditioning for roles and had a minor part in The Social Network (2010). Johnson had her breakthrough playing the lead role in the erotic Fifty Shades film series (2015–2018). In 2016, she received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and was featured in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Her profile grew with roles in the crime drama Black Mass (2015), the drama A Bigger Splash (2015), the romantic comedy How to Be Single (2016), the horror film Suspiria (2018), the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), the coming-of-age film The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), the romantic drama Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022), and the superhero film Madame Web (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakota Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Dakota Johnson has 69 screen credits in a career dating back to 1993. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Fifty Shades with 3 titles. Signature works include Fifty Shades Freed, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
69
Birth Date
1989-10-04 00:00:00
Birth Place
Austin, Texas, USA

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

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