Dakota Johnson

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Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson 2014 (cropped).jpg
Johnson in January 2014.
Born Dakota Mayi Johnson
(1989-10-04) October 4, 1989 (age 34)
Austin, Texas, United States
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1999–present
Parent(s) Don Johnson
Melanie Griffith
Relatives Peter Griffith (grandfather)
Tippi Hedren (grandmother)
Tracy Griffith (aunt)
Jesse Johnson (brother)
Stella Banderas (sister)

Dakota Mayi Johnson (born October 4, 1989) is an American actress and model. She played the lead role in the short-lived Fox sitcom Ben and Kate (2012–2013) and has appeared in films such as The Social Network (2010), Beastly (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), Need for Speed (2014), Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), appeared in Chloe and Theo (2015), co-starred as Lindsey Cyr in the Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass (2015), and will appear in A Bigger Splash (2015) and How to Be Single (2016).

Early life

Johnson was born in Austin, Texas,[1] to actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. On her mother's side, she is a granddaughter of advertising executive and former child actor Peter Griffith and Golden Globe-winning actress Tippi Hedren, and half-niece of actress Tracy Griffith and production designer Clay A. Griffith. Her former stepfather is Antonio Banderas.[2] She has six half-siblings; four on her father's side and two on her mother's side.

A third-generation Hollywood actress, Johnson attended Aspen Community School in Aspen, Colorado.[3] She later attended the Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California, for her freshman year of high school before transferring to New Roads School in Santa Monica, California.[4] She was an avid dancer as a child. She became interested in modeling at age 12 after a photo shoot with children of other celebrities for Teen Vogue.[3]

Career

Acting

In 1999, Johnson made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama where she and her half-sister, Stella Banderas, played daughters to their real-life mother, Melanie Griffith. The film was directed by her then-stepfather, Antonio Banderas. In 2006, she was chosen as Miss Golden Globe 2006, where she served as the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the Globes' history.[5][6]

Once Johnson graduated from high school, she signed with the William Morris Agency and started her acting career. She appeared in the critically acclaimed box office hit The Social Network which was directed by David Fincher. She has also appeared in Beastly,[7] Ezna Sands' film Chloe and Theo,[8] and So Yong Kim's film For Ellen.[9] In 2012, she had roles in Christopher Neil's film Goats, with David Duchovny; Nicholas Stoller's film The Five-Year Engagement for producer Judd Apatow, and the film 21 Jump Street.[10] She also played the female lead in Chris Nelson's film Date and Switch written by Alan Yang.[11]

In March 2012, Johnson was cast as Kate in the Fox comedy series Ben and Kate, marking her television debut.[12] The show was cancelled on January 25, 2013 after one season.[13] Johnson quickly resumed her film career, and appeared in Need for Speed (2014).[14] She also has been cast in the modern-day film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Cymbeline.[15]

In 2013, she had a role as one of the new hires on the "Finale" episode of The Office. Johnson played Anastasia "Ana" Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey, which was released in February 2015.[16] Johnson won the role over Lucy Hale, Felicity Jones, Elizabeth Olsen, Danielle Panabaker and Shailene Woodley. On February 15, 2015, Johnson appeared on Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary special and hosted SNL on February 28, 2015, making her the second daughter of a former SNL host (after Gwyneth Paltrow, whose mother Blythe Danner hosted during the show's seventh season in 1982) to host herself. Also in 2015, she reunited with her 21 Jump Street cast member Johnny Depp, playing the mother of his character's child in the feature film Black Mass.[17]

In 2015, Johnson will star in Luca Guadagnino's thriller A Bigger Splash,[18] opposite Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ralph Fiennes. [19] Johnson will star in and executive produce the film Forever, Interrupted, playing a young widow.[20] She was also cast in the comedy How to Be Single with Leslie Mann and reunited with her Date and Switch costar Nicholas Braun.[21]

Johnson mentioned in the Autumm/Winter 2015 issue of AnOther Magazine, that she's already deep in ballet training to prepare for Luca Guadagnino's remake of Suspiria.[22]

Modeling

In 2006, Johnson signed with IMG Models.[3] Though acting is her primary work, she has since modeled for MANGO brand's jeans line in 2009 and shot the "Rising Star" campaign for Australian fashion label Wish in 2011.[9][23]

Personal life

Johnson was previously in relationships with musician Noah Gersh[24] and actor Jordan Masterson.[25]

In answer to questions regarding her stance on gender rights with respect to her role in Fifty Shades, Johnson stated: "I'm proud of [the movie]. I completely disagree with people who think Ana's weak. I think she's actually stronger than he is. Everything she does is her choice. And if I can be an advocate for women to do what they want to do with their bodies and not be ashamed of what they want, then I'm all for that."[26]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Crazy in Alabama Sondra
2010 The Social Network Amelia Ritter
2011 Beastly Sloan Hagen
2012 For Ellen Cindy Taylor
2012 Goats Minnie
2012 21 Jump Street Fugazy
2012 The Five-Year Engagement Audrey
2014 Date and Switch Em
2014 Need for Speed Anita Coleman
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Anastasia "Ana" Steele
2015 Cymbeline Imogen
2015 Black Mass Lindsey Cyr
2015 A Bigger Splash Penelope
2015 Chloe and Theo Chloe
2016 How to Be Single Alice
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012–13 Ben and Kate Kate Fox Main role; 16 episodes
2013 The Office Dakota Episode: "Finale"
2015 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Dakota Johnson/Alabama Shakes"

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Hollywood Film Awards Ensemble of the Year (shared with rest of cast) The Social Network Won [27]
2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Ensemble Performance The Social Network Nominated [27]
2010 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Acting Ensemble The Social Network Nominated [27]
2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Cast Award The Social Network Won [27]
2013 Women's Image Network Awards Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Ben and Kate Nominated [27]
2014 Young Hollywood Awards Breakthrough Actress N/A Nominated [28]
2015 Calvin Klein Spotlight Award Elle Women in Hollywood N/A Won [29][30]
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress Fifty Shades of Grey Won [31]
2016 British Academy Film Awards Rising Star Award Fifty Shades of Grey/Black Mass Pending
2016 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress Fifty Shades of Grey Pending

References

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  29. ↑ http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/elle-reveals-the-faces-of-its-2015-women-in-hollywood-edition/ar-AAfw18x#page=5
  30. ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=0OEJr_H9ndk
  31. ↑ http://blog.peopleschoice.com/2015/11/03/peoples-choice-awards-2016-nominees/

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