About Dakota Johnson
Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Independent Spirit Award in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Award. She was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016. The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, she began acting at young age. Her early credits include a supporting role in the biographical drama film The Social Network (2010), before starring in the Fox sitcom Ben and Kate (2012–2013). Her breakthrough came as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades trilogy (2015–2018), which collectively grossed over $1 billion worldwide and gave Johnson a reputation as a sex symbol. Johnson has since starred in major-studio films such as How to Be Single (2016), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Madame Web (2024), and Materialists (2025), and earned praise for her performances in The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), The Lost Daughter (2021), Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022), and Am I Ok? (2022). Johnson won the role over Lucy Hale, Felicity Jones, Elizabeth Olsen, Danielle Panabaker, and Shailene Woodley. 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. Her accolades include a nomination for a British Academy Film Award.
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