Dakota Johnson(I)

Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress and fashion model. She was born in Austin, Texas, and is the daughter of actors Don Johnsonand Melanie Griffith.Her maternal grandmother is actressTippi Hedren.

In 1999, she made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama (1999),where she and her half-sister, Stella Banderas,played the daughters to their real-life mother, Melanie Griffith.The film was directed by her stepfather,Antonio Banderas, but it wasn't a hit. Dakota resumed her schooling and waited several years before she decided to become a professional actress and model. In 2006, she was voted Miss Golden Globe, a launching pad bestowed on off-spring of famous parents. She served as the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the Globes' history, since her mother was Miss Golden Globe in 1975. She also signed with IMG Models. In 2009, she modeled for MANGO brand's jeans line. Dakota traveled to Sydney, Australia, where she shot the "Rising Star" campaign for fashion label, "Wish". Once she graduated from high school, she signed with the William Morris Agency and started her acting career. She had her first box office hit in 2010 with David Fincher's film, The Social Network (2010),in which she had a scene with Justin Timberlake.The film received eight Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. She also appeared in three additional films: Beastly (2011),alongside Vanessa Hudgensand Mary-Kate Olsen; Ezna Sands' film, Chloe & Theo (2015);and So Yong Kim's film, For Ellen (2012);She had roles in several 2012 films: Christopher Neil's film, Goats (2012),with David Duchovny; Nicholas Stoller's film, The Five-Year Engagement (2012), for producerJudd Apatow,and the hit feature film version of the 1987 television show, 21 Jump Street (1987)that madeJohnny Deppa star. She also won the female lead inChris Nelson's, filmDate and Switch (2014), written byAlan Yang.Her first television show,Ben and Kate (2012),where she played "Kate", aired on Fox during the Fall 2012 season. It was canceled in 2013, and she quickly resumed her feature film career with three high-profile films:Need for Speed (2014),Cymbeline (2014),the modern-day adaptation of theWilliam Shakespeareplay, "Cymbeline", and the starring role of "Anastasia Steele" inFifty Shades of Grey (2015),the adaptation of the best-selling erotic novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey". She beat out many young actresses for the coveted role of Anastasia, and the film became a worldwide hit, making her a star. She won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress for "Fifty Shades of Grey". She also starred in the two sequels to the hit film. She has continued to seek challenging roles, such as of a young mother who loses her son inBlack Mass (2015)opposite her "21 Jump Street" castmateJohnny Depp,and of a temptress inA Bigger Splash (2015).She has balanced her dramatic career by doing comedies as well, such asHow to Be Single (2016).She acted in the hit independent filmThe Peanut Butter Falcon (2019).She co-produced some of the films that she acted in:Am I OK? (2022)(where she played a lesbian);Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)(where she played mother to an autistic daughter); andDaddio (2023)(where she andSean Pennare the only two principal actors in the entire film). She won good notices for playing a mother looking for her lost daughter inThe Lost Daughter (2021),a film that received several Oscar nominations. She played the title role in the Marvel-adventureMadame Web (2024)and in the period film adaptation of the Jane Austen novelPersuasion (2022),both films directed by first time women film directors. She also became the first female member of her family when she turned director by co-directing the music video to the song "Cry Cry Cry" by the bandColdplay