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).
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Known For
Verity
Lowen Ashleigh
2026
Splitsville
Julie
2025
Materialists
Lucy
2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
(1 episode)
2025
Daddio
Girlie
2024
Am I OK?
Lucy
2024
Madame Web
Cassandra Webb
2024
Phoning it In
Self (voice) · (1 episode)
2024
The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Shere Hite (voice)
2023
Persuasion
Anne Elliot
2022
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Domino
2022
The Lost Daughter
Nina
2021
The Nowhere Inn
Self
2021
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · (1 episode)
2020
The High Note
Maggie Sherwoode
2020
Our Friend
Nicole Teague
2019
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Eleanor
2019
Wounds
Carrie
2019
Suspiria
Susie
2018
Bad Times at the El Royale
Emily Summerspring
2018
Lie Detector
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Fifty Shades Freed
Anastasia Steele
2018
Fifty Shades Darker
Anastasia Steele
2017
How to Be Single
Alice Kepley
2016
A Bigger Splash
Penelope Lanier
2015
Black Mass
Lindsey Cyr
2015
Vale
Rachel
2015
Chloe and Theo
Chloe
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
Anastasia Steele
2015
In a Relationship
Willa
2015
Just a Minute
Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Cymbeline
Imogen
2014
Closed Set
Leading Lady
2014
Need for Speed
Anita Coleman
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (5 episodes)
2014
Date and Switch
Em
2014
Ben and Kate
Kate Fox · (13 episodes)
2012
Goats
Minnie
2012
Transit
Elizabeth Becks
2012
The Five-Year Engagement
Audrey
2012
21 Jump Street
Fugazy
2012
Honest Trailers
Cassandra Webb (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Honest Trailers
Anastasia Steele (archive footage) · (3 episodes)
2012
For Ellen
Cindy Taylor
2012
Beastly
Sloan Hagen
2011
The Social Network
Amelia Ritter
2010
Behind the scenes of All That Glitters
Dianica French
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
The Office
Dakota · (1 episode)
2005
Crazy in Alabama
Sondra
1999
Crackpot
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
El hormiguero
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1975