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Here is everything you should know about Dakota Johnson and learn all about the star and her relationship with Chris Martin.

Beyond Fifty Shades: Who is Dakota Johnson? The woman in Chris Martin's heart
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Dakota Johnson is an American actress who was born on October 4, 1989. She is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.

She started working at the age of 10 and made her film debut with a minor role in the 1999 dark comedy film Crazy in Alabama. Dakota comes from an acting background.

Her maternal grandparents worked in an advertising agency, as did former child actors Peter Griffith and Tippi Hederen. Johnson’s former stepfather is Spanish actor Antonio Banderas.

Dakota Johnson has six half-siblings on her mother’s side and one half-brother and sister on her father’s side. Johnson has been raised on sets, attended a wide variety of premieres, and spent a lot of time in Aspen and Woody Creek. Let us take a deep dive into the life of Dakota Johnson.

All about Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson was featured in Crazy in Alabama in 1999, along with her and her half-sister Stella Banderas, wherein she played the daughters of their real-life mother, Melaine Griffith, and the film was directed by ex-stepfather Antonio Banderas.

In 2006, she signed with IMG Models, and in 2009, she modeled for Mango’s jeans and shot the “Rising Star” campaign for Wish in 2011. Johnsons started her acting career with the William Morris Agency, and she appeared as Amelia Ritter in the Oscar-nominated film The Social Network (2010).

She starred in Beastly (2011) and For Ellen (2012). She also appeared in Christopher Neil’s comedy, Goats. She also starred in Nicholas Stoller’s romantic comedy, The Five-Year Engagement, and the comedy 21 Jump Street.

In 2012, she was cast as Kate in the Fox comedy series Ben and Kate, and her television career did not last long as her series came to an end. However, she resumed acting and secured her role as Anastasia, or Ana Steele, in 50 Shades of Grey, which was released in 2015.

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In 2015, Johnson also starred in A Bigger Splash, and the character was played by her in this movie, wherein she had a choice of roles from 50 shades. In 2016, she starred in How to Be Single. In 2018, she starred in Suspiria and Bad Times at El Royale. She also starred in the psychological horror film Wounds in 2019.

She also appeared in The Peanut Butter Falcon and in the drama Our Friend. Johnson is also the founder of the production company TeaTime Pictures alongside Ro Donnelly, and she made her directorial debut in 2020. She co-directed Coldplay’s video for Coldplay, which featured actor Chris Martin.

In 2021, she starred in The Lost Daughter. In 2022, she starred in Am I OK? and as a young mother in Cha Cha Real Smooth.

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