Dakota Mayi Johnson born October 4, 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 , directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas , and also starring her mother.
After graduating from high school, she began auditioning for roles and had a minor part in The Social Network Johnson had a leading breakout role for the erotic film series Fifty Shades — Her father was shooting the film The Hot Spot in Texas when she was born. She is a half-niece of actress Tracy Griffith and production designer Clay A. Her former stepfather is actor Antonio Banderas.
Her six half-siblings are: Jesse Johnson b. Owing to her parents' occupations, Johnson spent much of her childhood in various locations with them on film sets and premieres, [ 5 ] though she spent time in Aspen and Woody Creek, Colorado , [ 6 ] where she worked during summers at the local market as a teenager.
Johnson became interested in modeling at age twelve after taking part in a photoshoot with other celebrities' children for Teen Vogue , [ 12 ] and subsequently earned an income modeling while attending high school in Santa Monica. In , 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 Antonio Banderas and was based on the novel by Mark Childress.
In , she was chosen as Miss Golden Globe , where she served as the first second-generation Miss Golden Globe in the Globes' history. After graduating from high school, Johnson took acting classes with teacher Tom Todoroff until Also in , she had roles in Christopher Neil 's independent comedy Goats , playing a student at a prep school. Johnson's breakthrough came with her leading role as Anastasia "Ana" Steele in the erotic romantic drama film Fifty Shades of Grey , which was released in February and brought her international recognition.
