Dakota Johnson
Biography
Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress and model born on October 4, 1989, in Austin, Texas. She is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Her maternal grandmother is actress Tippi Hedren. Growing up, Johnson frequently traveled with her parents to various filming locations. She is recognized for her work in the film industry and has received an Independent Spirit Award. Additionally, she has earned nominations for a BAFTA Award and a Critics' Choice Award. As of her most recent records, she has 63 known acting credits to her name. Johnson maintains a professional profile as both an actress and a fashion model.
Career overview
Dakota Johnson made her film debut at age ten in the 1999 movie Crazy in Alabama, which was directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas and starred her mother. Following her graduation from high school, she began auditioning for professional roles. She appeared in a minor part in the 2010 film The Social Network. Her career trajectory shifted significantly when she secured the lead role in the erotic Fifty Shades film series, which spanned from 2015 to 2018. This role served as her breakthrough in the industry. In 2016, she received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and was featured in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Beyond her work in the Fifty Shades series, Johnson has expanded her filmography with roles in various genres, including the 2015 crime drama Black Mass and the drama A Bigger Splash. Throughout her career, she has established herself as a consistent presence in film, building upon her early start as a child actor to take on more prominent lead roles. Her professional development has been marked by critical recognition and a steady increase in her public profile within the entertainment industry.
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- Verity (2026) as Lowen Ashleigh
- Verity (2026) Executive Producer
- Materialists (2025) as Lucy
- Splitsville (2025) as Julie
- Splitsville (2025) Producer
- Madame Web (2024) as Cassandra Webb
- Phoning It In (2024) as Self (voice)
- Am I OK? (2024) as Lucy
- Am I OK? (2024) Producer
- Daddio (2024) as Girlie
- Daddio (2024) Producer
- Loser Baby (2024) Director
- Loser Baby (2024) Producer
- Slip (2023) Executive Producer
- The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023) as Shere Hite (voice)
- The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023) Executive Producer
- Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022) as Domino
- Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022) Producer
- Persuasion (2022) as Anne Elliot
- The Lost Daughter (2021) as Nina
- The Nowhere Inn (2021) as Self
- The Drew Barrymore Show (2020) as Self
- The High Note (2020) as Maggie Sherwoode
- The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) as Eleanor
- Our Friend (2019) as Nicole Teague
- Wounds (2019) as Carrie
- Fifty Shades Freed (2018) as Anastasia Steele
- Suspiria (2018) as Susie
- Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) as Emily Summerspring
- Call Me by Your Name (2017) Thanks
- Fifty Shades Darker (2017) as Anastasia Steele
- How to Be Single (2016) as Alice Kepley
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) as Anastasia Steele
- Black Mass (2015) as Lindsey Cyr
- A Bigger Splash (2015) as Penelope Lanier
- Chloe and Theo (2015) as Chloe
- Vale (2015) as Rachel
- In a Relationship (2015) as Willa
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Need for Speed (2014) as Anita Coleman
- Closed Set (2014) as Leading Lady
- Date and Switch (2014) as Em
- Cymbeline (2014) as Imogen
- 21 Jump Street (2012) as Fugazy
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012) as Audrey
- Ben and Kate (2012) as Kate Fox
- For Ellen (2012) as Cindy Taylor
- Goats (2012) as Minnie
- Transit (2012) as Elizabeth Becks
- Beastly (2011) as Sloan Hagen
- The Social Network (2010) as Amelia Ritter
- Behind the Scenes of All That Glitters (2010) as Dianica French
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- El hormiguero (2006) as Self
- The Office (2005) as Dakota
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Crazy in Alabama (1999) as Sondra
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter
- Three Incestuous Sisters as Ophile
- Three Incestuous Sisters Producer
- Crackpot
- Crackpot Producer
- Trudy Blue
- Trudy Blue Producer
- A Tree Is Blue Director
- A Tree Is Blue Producer
- Flesh Impact as Marylin Monroe