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Acting

Dakota Johnson

Born
Oct 4, 1989 · Age 37
Place of birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
43
TV credits
20
Directing credits
2
Also known as (1)
  • Dakota Mayi Johnson

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…