Biography
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 (2015–201...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Verity
2026
as Lowen Ashleigh
Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh is on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime: she's been hired to complete the rema...
Verity
2026
Executive Producer
Struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh is on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime: she's been hired to complete the rema...

Splitsville
2025
as Julie
Ashley asks for a divorce, watching as the good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. He’s shocked to discover that the sec...

Splitsville
2025
Producer
Ashley asks for a divorce, watching as the good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. He’s shocked to discover that the sec...

Materialists
2025
as Lucy
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

Loser Baby
2024
Director, Producer
Follows a queer woman whose friends' expanding conceptions about their relationships gets her wondering about the state of her own.

Daddio
2024
as Girlie
A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.

Daddio
2024
Producer
A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.

Am I OK?
2024
as Lucy
Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces...

Am I OK?
2024
Producer
Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces...

Madame Web
2024
as Cassandra Webb
Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...i...

The Disappearance of Shere Hite
2023
as Shere Hite (voice)
Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous s...

The Disappearance of Shere Hite
2023
Executive Producer
Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous s...

Persuasion
2022
as Anne Elliot
Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth - t...

Cha Cha Real Smooth
2022
as Domino
Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat m...

Cha Cha Real Smooth
2022
Producer
Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat m...

The Lost Daughter
2021
as Nina
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.

The Nowhere Inn
2021
as Self
When St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, the goal is to both reveal and revel in the unadorned truth behind her on-stage perso...

The High Note
2020
as Maggie Sherwoode
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. ...

Our Friend
2019
as Nicole Teague
After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help ou...

The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019
as Eleanor
A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolin...

Wounds
2019
as Carrie
Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.

Suspiria
2018
as Susie
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grievi...

Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
as Emily Summerspring
Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful ni...

Fifty Shades Freed
2018
as Anastasia Steele
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life ...

Call Me by Your Name
2017
Thanks
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's...

Fifty Shades Darker
2017
as Anastasia Steele
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another...

How to Be Single
2016
as Alice Kepley
New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to lear...

A Bigger Splash
2015
as Penelope Lanier
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daugh...

Black Mass
2015
as Lindsey Cyr
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an F...

Vale
2015
as Rachel
A group of Spanish friends meet a girl who speaks English called Rachel. Victor is one of them but his English is not good enough to talk with Rachel.

Chloe and Theo
2015
as Chloe
A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New Yor...

Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
as Anastasia Steele
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little d...

In a Relationship
2015
as Willa
In a Relationship is a spirited yet achingly tender look at modern love. Shot mockumentary style, this short film follows two young couples in opposit...

Just a Minute
2015
as Self
When you say, "Just a minute," what do you really mean? In this Vogue.com original short, directed by Gustav Johansson, the actress is called to set f...

Cymbeline
2014
as Imogen
War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin tries to protect his empire.

Closed Set
2014
as Leading Lady
A group of paparazzis chases Dakota while she is trying to get rid of them driving in his red ferrari.

Need for Speed
2014
as Anita Coleman
The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague a...

Date and Switch
2014
as Em
Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.

Goats
2012
as Minnie
Having a self-absorbed New Age mother and an estranged father has meant 15-year-old Ellis Whitman has grown up relying on an unconventional guardian: ...

Transit
2012
as Elizabeth Becks
A young girl abandoned by her father at boarding school, travels to an off-beat youth hostel and is forced to confront her personal demons.

The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Audrey
Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever aft...

21 Jump Street
2012
as Fugazy
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade...

For Ellen
2012
as Cindy Taylor
After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, ...

Beastly
2011
as Sloan Hagen
A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

The Social Network
2010
as Amelia Ritter
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network k...
Behind the scenes of All That Glitters
2010
as Dianica French
A sneak peek behind the scenes of the new CW show, All That Glitters, from acclaimed writer of "American Psycho", Bret Easton Ellis. All That Glitters...

Crazy in Alabama
1999
as Sondra
An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a co...
Crackpot
N/A
Described as a "crazy, kooky comedy." Details TBA.

The End of Getting Lost
N/A
Producer
Set in 1990s Europe, the story follows a young married couple, Gina and Duncan, on what Duncan claims is their honeymoon but after Gina suffers a myst...
Crackpot
N/A
Producer
Described as a "crazy, kooky comedy." Details TBA.
Untitled Vanessa Burkhardt & Dakota Johnson Project
N/A
Director, Producer
Dakota Johnson's directorial debut with a script by Vanessa Burkhardt, Follows a young woman with autism.