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Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress and model, known for her lead role in the
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short-lived Fox sitcom Ben and Kate and appearances in the films The Social Network, Beastly,
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21 Jump Street and Need for Speed. In 2013, Johnson has been cast in the lead
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role of Anastasia Steele in the upcoming film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, set for
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release in 2014. In addition, she will appear in the film adaptation of William Shakespeare's
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Cymbeline as Imogen alongside Ethan Hawke and the upcoming film Black Mass opposite
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Johnny Depp.
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Early life Johnson was born in Austin, Texas, the daughter
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of Golden Globe-winning actor Don Johnson and Academy Award-nominated actress Melanie
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Griffith. On her mother's side, she is a granddaughter of advertising executive and former child
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actor Peter Griffith and Golden Globe-winning actress Tippi Hedren, and half-niece of actress
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Tracy Griffith and production designer Clay A. Griffith. Her stepfather is Antonio Banderas.
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She has six half-siblings; four on her father's side and two on her mother's side.
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A third-generation Hollywood actress, Johnson attended Aspen Community School in Aspen,
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Colorado. She later attended Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California for her freshman
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year of high school before transferring to the New Roads School in Santa Monica, California.
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She was an avid dancer as a child. She became interested in modeling at age 12 after a photo
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shoot with other children of celebrities for Teen Vogue.
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Career Acting
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In 1999, Johnson made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama where she and her half-sister,
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Stella Banderas, played daughters to their real-life mother, Melanie Griffith. The film
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was directed by her stepfather, Antonio Banderas. She was voted Miss Golden Globe 2006, where
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she served as the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the Globes' history.
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Once Johnson graduated from high school, she signed with the William Morris Agency and
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started her acting career. She appeared in the critical and box office hit The Social
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Network which was directed by David Fincher. She has also appeared in Beastly; Ezna Sands'
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film Theo; So Yong Kim's film For Ellen; and Larry Clark's film Savage Innocent. In 2012,
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she had roles in Christopher Neil's film Goats, with David Duchovny; Nicholas Stoller's film
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Five Year Engagement for producer Judd Apatow, and the successful feature film version of
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the 1987 hit television show 21 Jump Street. She also played the female lead in Chris Nelson's
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film Date and Switch written by Alan Yang. In March 2012, Johnson was cast as Kate in
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the Fox comedy series Ben and Kate, marking her television debut. The show was cancelled
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on January 25, 2013 after one season. Johnson quickly resumed her film career, and appeared
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in Need for Speed. She also has been cast in the modern-day film adaptation of William
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Shakespeare's Cymbeline. In 2013, she made a cameo appearance as one
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of the new hires on the finale of The Office. Johnson played Anastasia Steele in the upcoming
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film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. In 2014, she reunited with her 21 Jump Street
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cast member Johnny Depp playing the mother of his child in the feature film Black Mass.
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She will star in and executive produce the film "Forever, Interrupted," playing a young
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widow. Modeling
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In 2006, Johnson signed with IMG Models. Though acting is her primary work, she has since
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modeled for MANGO brand's jeans line in 2009 and shot the "Rising Star" campaign for Australian
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fashion label Wish in 2011. Personal life
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As of May 2014, she is in a long term relationship with actor Jordan Masterson.
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Filmography References
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External links Dakota Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
