Dakota Johnson

Acting

Born: 1989-10-04
From: Austin, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
Height: 171.00 m
Popularity: 3.9

Also Known As

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 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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 8 nominated

🏆 Won

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

2025
🏆 Won

Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award

Suspiria

2019
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

Fifty Shades Darker

2017
🏆 Won

People's Choice Awards

2016
Nominated

BAFTA Rising Star Award

2016
Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

Fifty Shades of Grey

2016
Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

Fifty Shades of Grey

2016
🏆 Won

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

2015
🏆 Won

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble

2015
Nominated

Young Hollywood Awards

2014
Nominated

Women's Image Network Awards

Ben and Kate

2013
🏆 Won

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast

The Social Network

2010
Nominated

San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble

The Social Network

2010
Nominated

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

The Social Network

2010
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Ambassador

2006

Acting53 titles

Directing1 title

Production8 titles

Crew1 title