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Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson 2014 (cropped).jpg
Johnson on the set of
Fifty Shades of Grey in January 2014
Born Dakota Mayi Johnson
(1989-10-04) October 4, 1989 (age 27)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1999–present
Parent(s) Don Johnson
Melanie Griffith
Relatives Peter Griffith (maternal grandfather)
Tippi Hedren (maternal grandmother)
Tracy Griffith (maternal half-aunt)
Jesse Johnson (paternal half-brother)

Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. She had her screen debut alongside her mother in the comedy-drama Crazy in Alabama (1999) and was named Miss Golden Globe in 2006. Following high school graduation, she returned to acting with roles in The Social Network (2010), Beastly (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), Need for Speed (2014) and the short-lived comedy Ben and Kate (2012–2013).

She received international recognition in 2015 after landing the lead role of Anastasia Steele in the romantic drama Fifty Shades of Grey, which catapulted her to fame and earned her the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress. The same year, she took part in Black Mass and A Bigger Splash, which garnered her a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination. She also starred in the romantic comedy How to Be Single (2016) and will reprise her role as Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018).

Dakota Mayi Johnson was born on October 4, 1989, in Austin, Texas, to actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. She is the maternal granddaughter of advertising executive and former child actor Peter Griffith and actress Tippi Hedren, and half-niece of actress Tracy Griffith and production designer Clay A. Griffin. Her former stepfather is actor Antonio Banderas. She has six half-siblings; four on her father's side, which includes actor Jesse Johnson, and two on her mother's side.


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