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Fifty Shades film series, The Social Network, 21 Jump Street.
Bio Dates and Places
Born Date: October 4, 1989.
Born Place: Austin, Texas, U.S.
Career
Current occupation: Actress.
Past occupations: Model (since age 12).
Achievements and Recognition
Awards: BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination (2016), Forbes 30 Under 30 list (2016).
Education
Aspen Community School, New Roads School in Santa Monica, California.
Skills
Acting, dancing.
Relationships
Current Romantic Relationship: Chris Martin (2017–present).
Family
Parents: Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.
Siblings: Six half-siblings: Alexander Bauer (1985), Stella Banderas (1996), Jesse Johnson (1982), Jasper Johnson (2002), Deacon Johnson (2006), and Grace Johnson (1999).
Main Milestones
Birth
October 4, 1989
Dakota Mayi Johnson was born in Austin, Texas, to actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Her father was filming The Hot Spot in Texas at the time of her birth.
Film Debut
1999
Johnson made her film debut with a minor role in Crazy in Alabama, a comedy directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas and starring her mother Melanie Griffith.
The Social Network
2010
Johnson landed a minor role in David Fincher’s acclaimed drama The Social Network, which centers on the creation of Facebook. This role showcased her early acting capabilities.
21 Jump Street and Early Roles
2012
Johnson appeared in the comedy 21 Jump Street, about two police officers going undercover at a high school. She also starred in the family comedy Ben and Kate and appeared in the series finale of The Office in 2013.
Breakthrough with Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
Johnson’s breakthrough came with the release of the erotic film Fifty Shades of Grey, where she played the lead role of Anastasia Steele. The movie received mixed reviews but grossed over $570 million worldwide, making her an international star.
Black Mass and A Bigger Splash
2015
Johnson starred alongside Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch in Black Mass, playing the girlfriend of crime boss Whitey Bulger. She also drew praise for her performance in Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash, a drama about four people on vacation in Italy.
How to Be Single
2016
Johnson starred in the romantic comedy How to Be Single, showcasing her versatility in different genres.
Suspiria and Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
Johnson reunited with Luca Guadagnino on Suspiria, a remake of a 1977 horror-drama about a dancer at a women’s ballet academy. She also starred in Bad Times at the El Royale, about mysterious guests at a hotel.
Recent Roles
2021-2024
Johnson continued to demonstrate her range with roles in The Lost Daughter (2021), Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022), and Madame Web (2024), solidifying her status as a versatile actress.
Current Status
February 2025
As of February 2025, Dakota Johnson remains an active and respected figure in the film industry, with a diverse portfolio of roles and a growing reputation for her acting prowess.
Dakota Mayi Johnson was born on October 4, 1989, in Austin, Texas,[2] to actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Her father was shooting the film The Hot Spot (1990) in Texas when she was born.[3] Her maternal grandparents are advertising executive and former child actor Peter Griffith, and actress Tippi Hedren. She is a half-niece of actress Tracy Griffith and production designer Clay A. Griffith. Actor Antonio Banderas is her former stepfather.[4] Johnson has a complex family as each of her parents had children by three different people. Her six half-siblings are: Jesse Johnson (b. 1982), from her father's relationship with Patti D'Arbanville; Alexander Bauer (b. 1985), from her mother's marriage to Steven Bauer; Stella Banderas (b. 1996), from her mother's marriage to Antonio; Grace (b. 1999), Jasper (b. 2002), and Deacon Johnson (b. 2006), from her father's marriage to Kelley Phleger.[2]
Owing to her parents' occupations, Johnson spent much of her childhood in their various filming locations and accompanying them to premieres,[5] though she spent time in Aspen and Woody Creek, Colorado,[6] where, in her teen years, she worked summers at the local market.[7] In Woody Creek, she was neighbors with Hunter S. Thompson.[8] She attended the Aspen Community School for a time.[9] "I was so consistently unmoored and discombobulated, I didn't have an anchor anywhere," Johnson recalled.[10] She attended the Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, for her freshman year of high school before transferring to the private New Roads School in Santa Monica, California.[11]
Johnson became interested in modeling at age 12 after participating in a photo shoot with other celebrities' children for Teen Vogue.[12] She subsequently earned an income modeling while attending high school in Santa Monica.[5] She has struggled with depression since around age 14[13] and checked into rehabilitation.[14] Even as a child, Johnson was interested in acting, having spent significant time on film sets with her parents, but they discouraged her from pursuing the profession until she graduated high school.[15] After reaching that milestone, she applied to Juilliard School, performing in her audition monologues by Shakespeare and Steve Martin, but was not accepted.[5]
In 1999, Johnson made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama, where she and her half-sister Stella Banderas played daughters to their real-life mother, Melanie Griffith. The film was directed by Antonio Banderas and was based on the 1993 novel by Mark Childress. In 2006, she was chosen as Miss Golden Globe, where she served as the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the Globes' history.[16][17]
That same year, Johnson signed with IMG Models.[12] Though acting is her primary work, she has since modeled for MANGO brand's jeans line in 2009 and shot the "Rising Star" campaign for Australian fashion label Wish in 2011.[18][19]
In March 2012, Johnson had a leading role in the Fox comedy television series Ben and Kate.[26] It was canceled on January 25, 2013, after one season.[27] Johnson continued acting in films, with a small role in Need for Speed (2014).[28] In 2013, she had a role as one of the new hires on the series finale episode of the NBC comedy series The Office.
Johnson's breakthrough came with her leading role as Anastasia "Ana" Steele in the erotic romantic drama film Fifty Shades of Grey, which was released in February 2015 and brought her international recognition.[29] Johnson won the role over Lucy Hale, Felicity Jones, Elizabeth Olsen, Danielle Panabaker, and Shailene Woodley. In response to questions regarding her stance on gender rights concerning her character in the Fifty Shades film series, Johnson stated: "I'm proud of [the film]. I completely disagree with people who think Ana's weak. I think she's actually stronger than he is. Everything she does is her choice. And if I can be an advocate for women to do what they want to do with their bodies and not be ashamed of what they want, then I'm all for that."[30] While the trilogy was widely criticized, Johnson received praise for often being the standout performer.[31] However, her role in the first film won her first Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, as well as an Award for Worst Screen Combo, which she shared alongside Jamie Dornan.[32] She received nominations in the same categories for Fifty Shades Darker (2017), though she did not win.[33] She would reprise her role for the trilogy's final film, Fifty Shades Freed (2018).[34]
Johnson starred in Luca Guadagnino's supernatural horror film Suspiria (2018), a remake of the 1977 film, in which she played an American dancer in Berlin who enrolls in an academy run by a coven of witches.[7] David Ehrlich of IndieWire described Johnson's performance in the film as "thrillingly unrepentant".[44] Also in 2018, she starred in Drew Goddard's neo-noir thriller Bad Times at the El Royale, with Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, and Chris Hemsworth. In the film, she played a hippie staying at a resort on the California-Nevada border where the lives of various people with suspicious pasts intersect.[45]Screen Rant ranked Johnson's performance as the fourth-best in the film and stated that "she brings a reserved, under-the-surface power to her role".[46]
In 2019, Johnson starred opposite Armie Hammer in Babak Anvari's psychological horror film Wounds, which is based on Nathan Ballingrud's horror novella The Visible Filth.[47] It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019.[48] Johnson starred in the well-reviewed independent adventure film The Peanut Butter Falcon, alongside Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, and Bruce Dern.[49] The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019.[50] It became the highest grossing independent film of the year.[51] She starred in Gabriela Cowperthwaite's drama film Our Friend, alongside Casey Affleck and Jason Segel.[52] The film is based upon real life couple Nicole and Matthew Teague, faced with Nicole's impending death, see their best friend move in with them to help them out.[53][54] She sang on three covers of songs for the film's soundtrack,[citation needed] including one of "If I Had the World to Give" by Grateful Dead.[55]Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal wrote that the "intimacy of Ms. Johnson's performance is extraordinary. She is the least assertive of movie stars, yet the courage, despair and fury she finds in Nicole will lift you up and spin you around".[56] While Gary Goldstein from the Los Angeles Times stated that Johnson "impresses with affecting range — from flirty, ebullient and adoring to stalwart, enraged and resigned; it's a lovely performance".[57]
Johnson founded the production company TeaTime Pictures, alongside former Netflix development executive Ro Donnelly, to develop films and television series.[58] In 2020, Johnson made her directorial debut, co-directing (with Cory Bailey) the music video for Coldplay's "Cry Cry Cry", which featured her boyfriend Chris Martin.[59] Johnson starred alongside Tracee Ellis Ross in the dramedy film The High Note, which was released on May 29, 2020.[60]Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post wrote that "she's lovely to look at and can never be accused of overacting, but in terms of conveying single-minded drive, Johnson is no match for [Tracee Ellis] Ross's carefully calibrated tonal swings between imperiousness, self-awareness, isolation and down-to-earth intimacy."[61] Conversely Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times saw it as "maybe her best and certainly most lovable performance."[62]
In 2021, she co-starred in The Lost Daughter, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and based on Elena Ferrante's novel of the same name.[63] In December 2021, Boat Rocker Media acquired a minority interest for TeaTime Pictures.[64] In 2022, she starred in the Netflix film adaptation of author Jane Austen's Persuasion.[65] Johnson co-produced and starred in several films. She played a lesbian in Am I Ok?, which was directed by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro.[66] She played a young mother with an autistic child in Cha Cha Real Smooth, in which she starred opposite Cooper Raiff.[67] Johnson played a cab passenger who has an emotionally profound interaction with a cabbie in the film Daddio, in which she starred opposite Sean Penn.[68] Her performances in The Lost Daughter, Persuasion, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Daddio were met with positive reception from critics and audiences.[69]
In November 2023, Johnson departed WME and signed a representation deal with Creative Artists Agency.[70] She played the title role in the superhero film Madame Web (2024),[71] set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.[72] It was produced on a budget of $80 million and was critically and commercially unsuccessful,[73][74][75] earning her a second Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress.[76] Speaking about the film's failure, Johnson went on to say "We don’t have control over how something turns out. (I) signed on to a movie that, by the end of shooting it, (was) a completely different script than what I attached to, and that is a crazy journey to go on as an artist. Because you’re like, ‘OK, I’m doing something with my actual body and my actual mind and my heart and my emotions,’ and it’s just being taken and fucked with, but you can’t do anything about it. Like, what am I going to do, fucking cry about Madame Web? No. I’m gonna laugh."[77]
Johnson was previously involved in long-term relationships with musician Noah Gersh[20][80] and actor Jordan Masterson.[81][82] She dated Matthew Hitt, the lead vocalist of Welsh indie rock band Drowners, intermittently for almost two years until 2016.[5][83][84] She had been in a relationship with Coldplay's vocalist Chris Martin since October 2017.[85][86] They resided together in Malibu, California[87] and were engaged.[88] It was reported in June 2025 that the couple split up after eight years of dating.[89]
Johnson is a tattoo enthusiast[90][91] and has been named a brand ambassador for luxury fashion brand Gucci.[92][93] In November 2020, it was announced that she had become an investor and co-creative director of Maude, a sexual wellness brand.[94] In 2018, she collaborated with 300 women in Hollywood to set up the Time's Up initiative to protect women from harassment and discrimination.[95]
Johnson is an avid reader. She launched a book club in March 2024.[96]
^ abSchaefer, Stephen (April 5, 2014). "Johnny Depp talks "Whitey"". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
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