Daughter of actor Don Johnson and actress Melanie Griffith; she was born among celebrities as the granddaughter of Tippi Hedren. The life story of Dakota Johnson, nowadays a successful American model and actress.
Dakota Mayi Johnson was born on October 4, 1989, at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas. Her parents, Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, were among the best-known stars in 1980s Hollywood. Dakota Johnson's grandmother is also the famous actress Tippi Hedren. For this reason, Johnson was surrounded by celebrities while growing up. She was very interested in dance in her youth. She became interested in modeling at the age of 12 after a photo shoot with Teen Vogue. She then earned an income by modeling while attending high school in Santa Monica. Johnson was interested in acting as a child and spent significant time with her family on movie sets. However, her parents dissuaded her from pursuing the profession until she graduated from high school.
In 1999, she acted with her mother in the movie Crazy in Alabama directed by Antonio Banderas. She was named Miss Golden Globe in 2006. That same year, Johnson signed a contract with IMG Models. Although her main job is acting, she modeled for the MANGO brand's jeans line in 2009. She shot the "Rising Star" campaign for Australian fashion brand Wish in 2011.
After graduating from high school, Johnson took acting lessons from teacher Tom Todoroff until 2008. She signed with the William Morris Agency and started her acting career. In 2010, she appeared in the movie The Social Network, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake and directed by David Fincher, which tells the story of Facebook's founding adventure. With the popularity of the movie, she experienced a rapid rise in her acting career. Afterwards, she made a name for herself by taking part in many productions such as 21 Jump Street, Beastly, Theo, For Ellen, Savage Innocent, and Goats.
Johnson landed the role of Kate in the Fox comedy series Ben and Kate in March 2012, making her first television debut. The series was canceled after airing one season in 2013. She starred in Need for Speed and in William Shakespeare's play Cymbeline.
Johnson's acting career began with her role as Anastasia "Ana" Steele in the erotic romantic drama film series Fifty Shades, which released between February 2015 and 2018 and brought her international recognition. While the trilogy was widely criticized, Johnson was often praised for being the standout actor. And she brought her acting career to the top. Thus, she was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star award in 2016.
Johnson starred in Luca Guadagnino's thriller A Bigger Splash in 2015. She also co-starred with Leslie Mann and Date and Switch co-star Nicholas Braun in the 2016 comedy How to Be Single. In 2018, Johnson played the main character in Suspiria(2018) film, a remake of the 1977 film of the same name, also directed by Luca Guadagnino. She studied dance for this role.
Johnson founded the production company TeaTime Pictures with former Netflix development executive Ro Donnelly to develop film and television projects. In 2020, Johnson also made her directorial debut, co-directing (with Cory Bailey) Coldplay's "Cry Cry Cry" music video featuring boyfriend Chris Martin.
In 2019, it was announced that she will be starring in Crackpot, managed by Christy Hall, directed by Daddio and Elaine May. Additionally, Johnson starred and produced Rodeo Queens, a mockumentary series directed by Carrie Brownstein for Amazon Studios.
In February 2022, Johnson landed the role of Madame Web in Sony's new superhero movie of the same name set in the Spider-Man Universe.
Private life
Johnson said that she is a tattoo lover and has many tattoos on her body. She was also named the brand ambassador of luxury fashion brand Gucci. She was featured in an ad campaign promoting Gucci's leather bags in 2023. Later, People for the Ethical Treat of Animals, a nonprofit animal welfare organization, urged him to reconsider the Gucci embassy, as these products are made from illegal Python and Crocodile skin. Because Johnson was an animal lover. And in 2014, she literally saved 12 horses from being slaughtered and entering the meat market.
In 2018, she collaborated with 300 women in Hollywood to set up the Time's Up initiative to protect women from harassment and discrimination. In a relationship with British musician and singer Chris Martin since October 2017. The couple live in Malibu, California.