Dakota Johnson Biography
Dakota Johnson is an American model and actress best known for her role as Anastasia Steele in the erotic-romantic-drama film ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ and its two sequels. Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith’s daughter Dakota made her film debut in the film ‘Crazy in Alabama’ (1999).
How old is Dakota Johnson?- Age
She is 33 years old as of October 20222. Dakota was born Dakota Mayi Johnson on October 4, 1989, in Austin, Texas, the United States of America.
Dakota Johnson Height
Dakota stands at a height of 5’7″ (170 cm).
Dakota Johnson Nationality
She is an American national and citizen by birth. SDakota was born, in Austin, Texas, United State of America. She is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry of Norwegian American, Swedish American, German American, British American.
Dakota Johnson Parents – Family
Dakota Johnson was born on October 4, 1989, in Austin, Texas, to actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Her parents married in January 1976 and divorced in July of the same year. They reunited in early 1989 and remarried, which lasted until 1996. She has six half-siblings, two on her mother’s side and four on her father’s side. Tippi Hedren, her maternal grandmother, is an award-winning American actress and former model who is also an animal rights activist.
Dakota Johnson Husband – Married
Johnson had long-term relationships with her childhood sweetheart, musician Noah Gersh, and actor Jordan Masterson. She dated Matthew Hitt, the lead singer of Welsh indie rock band Drowners, on and off for nearly two years until 2016. Since October 2017, she has been in a relationship with English musician and singer Chris Martin. They currently reside in Malibu, California.
Dakota Johnson Career
Johnson made her film debut as a child artist in her stepfather Antonio Banderas’ American comedy-drama ‘Crazy in Alabama.’ The film, which was released on October 22, 1999, starred her and her half-sister, Stella Banderas, as the daughters of their real-life mother, Melanie Griffith, who also starred. However, the film was a box-office flop. She was named Miss Golden Globe 2006, a title her mother previously held in 1975. Dakota became the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the annual Golden Globe Awards’ history. That same year, she signed with IMG Models. She began her acting career after graduating from high school, signing with the William Morris Agency.
Dakota Johnson modeled for the MANGO brand’s jeans line in 2009, and in 2011, she traveled to Sydney, Australia, to film the ‘Rising Star’ campaign for the ‘Wish’ fashion label. In the critically and commercially successful 2010 American biographical drama film ‘The Social Network,’ she portrayed Amelia Ritter. In the series, she played one of the two titular characters, Kate Fox, alongside Nat Faxon, who played the other titular character, Ben Fox. From September 25, 2012, to January 22, 2013, the series was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Chernin Entertainment. She also appears in the films ‘Beastly’ (2011), ’21 Jump Street’ (2012), and ‘Need for Speed’ (2014), as well as the short films ‘All That Glitters’ (2010) and ‘Transit’ (2014). (2012).
She appeared in the ‘Finale’ episode of ‘The Office,’ an American comedy television series. The series’ final episode aired on NBC on May 16, 2013, following an hour-long series retrospective. Johnson played Em in the American comedy film ‘Date and Switch,’ which was released on February 14, 2014. The film also starred Nicholas Braun, Zach Cregger, and Hunter Cope. In 2014, she played Imogen in the American film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play ‘Cymbeline.’ Dakota Johnson hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live on February 28, 2015, as part of the show’s 40th anniversary special.
She rose to prominence after reprising her role as Anastasia Steele in the sequel to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ titled ‘Fifty Shades Darker.’ The film was released on February 10, 2017, in the United States, and it was a huge success, grossing $381.1 million at the box office. This was followed by ‘Fifty Shades Freed,’ the third and final installment in the Fifty Shades film series, in which she reprised her role as Anastasia. The film was released on February 9, 2018 in the United States and became the fourth highest-grossing film of 2018, grossing $365.3 million at the box office. Her other notable roles include ‘Bad Times at the El Royale,’ the horror film ‘Suspiria,’ and the adventure film ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon.’
Dakota Johnson Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 14 million dollars.
Dakota Johnson TV Shows and Movies
- The Peanut Butter Falcon (2018)
- The Social Network (2010)
- Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
- Black Mass (2015)
- Suspiria (2018)
- Our Friend (2021)
- 21 Jump Street (2012)
- A Bigger Splash (2015)
- How to Be Single (2016)
- Crazy in Alabama (1999)