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Dakota Johnson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Oct 4, 1989 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Austin, Texas, USA

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.

Known For

Acting
2026VerityLowen Ashleigh
2025MaterialistsLucy
2025SplitsvilleJulie
2024Madame WebCassandra Webb
2024Am I OK?Lucy
2024DaddioGirlie
2024Phoning It InSelf (voice)
2023The Disappearance of Shere HiteShere Hite (voice)
2022Cha Cha Real SmoothDomino
2022PersuasionAnne Elliot
2021The Nowhere InnSelf
2021The Lost DaughterNina
2020The High NoteMaggie Sherwoode
2020The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf
2019The Peanut Butter FalconEleanor
2019WoundsCarrie
2019Our FriendNicole Teague
2018Fifty Shades FreedAnastasia Steele
2018SuspiriaSusie
2018Bad Times at the El RoyaleEmily Summerspring
2017Fifty Shades DarkerAnastasia Steele
2016How to Be SingleAlice Kepley
2015Fifty Shades of GreyAnastasia Steele
2015Black MassLindsey Cyr
2015Chloe and TheoChloe
2015In a RelationshipWilla
2015A Bigger SplashPenelope Lanier
2015Just a MinuteSelf
2015ValeRachel
2015Hot OnesSelf
2014Date and SwitchEm
2014CymbelineImogen
2014Need for SpeedAnita Coleman
2014Closed SetLeading Lady
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2012The Five-Year EngagementAudrey
201221 Jump StreetFugazy
2012GoatsMinnie
2012For EllenCindy Taylor
2012TransitElizabeth Becks
2012Ben and KateKate Fox
2011BeastlySloan Hagen
2010The Social NetworkAmelia Ritter
2010Behind the Scenes of All That GlittersDianica French
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006El hormigueroSelf
2005The OfficeDakota
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
1999Crazy in AlabamaSondra
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter
-Crackpot
-Trudy Blue
-Three Incestuous SistersOphile
Production
2026VerityExecutive Producer
2025SplitsvilleProducer
2024DaddioProducer
2024Am I OK?Producer
2024Loser BabyProducer
2023The Disappearance of Shere HiteExecutive Producer
2023SlipExecutive Producer
2022Cha Cha Real SmoothProducer
-CrackpotProducer
-A Tree Is BlueProducer
-Trudy BlueProducer
-Three Incestuous SistersProducer
Directing
2024Loser BabyDirector
-A Tree Is BlueDirector
Crew
2017Call Me by Your NameThanks