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name: "Dakota Johnson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dakota-johnson"
fi1m_id: "dakota-johnson"
imdb_id: "nm0424848"
tmdb_id: 118545
wikidata_id: "Q2315802"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 October 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-22T02:06:22.089415+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Dakota Johnson

## Identity

Dakota Johnson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dakota-johnson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dakota-johnson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0424848
- **TMDB ID:** 118545
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2315802
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Johnson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2315802, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424848/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/118545

Actor. Born 4 October 1989 in Austin, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 October 1989, Austin, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Also known as:** Dakota Mayi Johnson
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 66 (3), 2020s 62 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 64 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 2, Action 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,104m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Johnson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2315802, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424848/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/118545

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Lost Daughter*](https://film.one/film/the-lost-daughter.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Materialists*](https://film.one/film/materialists.md) (63)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Black Mass*](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md) (58)
- **Disney+:** [*Madame Web*](https://film.one/film/madame-web.md) (38)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Dakota Johnson

> Dakota Johnson's dry delivery lets sensible questions make solemn people look faintly ridiculous. We rate her wit and coolness; we are less persuaded when a film asks that coolness to carry a love story.

In the contract discussions in *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Dakota Johnson makes Anastasia Steele sound like the only person asking sensible questions. She allows the proposals to seem faintly ridiculous without dismissing Anastasia's curiosity about them. We laughed because her practical questions made Christian's solemnity seem sillier. It is a good performance in a disappointing film, and it shows how useful Johnson can be when a script badly needs someone capable of seeing the joke.

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson gives that curiosity room in the awkward first meeting, but does not consistently explore what Anastasia enjoys about Christian beyond his attention. Opposite Jamie Dornan's fixed seriousness, Johnson supplies much of the pleasure herself. There is only so much an actor can do when conversations become less revealing the longer they continue. The courtship remains repetitive, despite her efforts to draw a response from him.

Small roles, including *The Social Network* (2010), preceded the breakthrough of *Fifty Shades of Grey*. Luca Guadagnino's *Suspiria* (2018) marked a turn towards arthouse work, followed by independent films including *The Lost Daughter* (2021) and *Cha Cha Real Smooth* (2022). The studio work has continued alongside them, including the superhero lead in *Madame Web* (2024). Stories about women discovering what they want from relationships recur through the work, giving her coolness different things to express.

Celine Song puts that coolness to precise use in *Materialists* (2025), casting Johnson as Lucy, a matchmaker who has made her voice a sales tool. At dinner with Harry, played by Pedro Pascal, she assesses his value as a prospective partner without dropping her professional manner. Johnson's quick, flat delivery makes the exchange funny and uncomfortable: Lucy is assessing herself as well. But the scenes with Chris Evans do not persuade us that these people once had a damaging relationship, and the writing has not earned the feeling it eventually asks for. For Johnson's dry humour, try *Materialists*, with modest expectations of the romance.

## Biography

Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress. Born on 4 October 1989 in Austin, Texas, she is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith and the granddaughter of actress Tippi Hedren. She made her film debut at the age of ten in Crazy in Alabama (1999).

After early supporting roles, including in The Social Network (2010), Johnson gained prominence as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades film trilogy (2015–2018). She has since appeared in films including How to Be Single (2016), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), The Lost Daughter (2021), Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022), Madame Web (2024) and Materialists (2025).

Johnson received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination in 2016 and was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list that year.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Materialists* (2025), Fi1m 63, as Lucy — [page](https://film.one/film/materialists.md)
- *Madame Web* (2024), Fi1m 38, as Cassandra Webb — [page](https://film.one/film/madame-web.md)
- *The Lost Daughter* (2021), Fi1m 84, as Nina — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-daughter.md)
- *Black Mass* (2015), Fi1m 58, as Lindsey Cyr — [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), Fi1m 49, as Anastasia Steele — [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md)
- *The Social Network* (2010), Fi1m 91, as Amelia Ritter — [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Verity* (2026), as Lowen Ashleigh · Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/verity.md)
- *Flesh Impact* (2026), as Marilyn Monroe
- *Splitsville* (2025), as Julie · Producer
- *Materialists* (2025), as Lucy — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/materialists.md)
- *Loser Baby* (2024), Director, Producer
- *Daddio* (2024), as Girlie · Producer
- *Am I OK?* (2024), as Lucy · Producer
- *Madame Web* (2024), as Cassandra Webb — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/madame-web.md)
- *The Disappearance of Shere Hite* (2023), as Shere Hite (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Slip* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Persuasion* (2022), as Anne Elliot
- *Cha Cha Real Smooth* (2022), as Domino · Producer
- *The Lost Daughter* (2021), as Nina — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-daughter.md)
- *The High Note* (2020), as Maggie Sherwoode
- *Our Friend* (2019), as Nicole Teague
- *The Peanut Butter Falcon* (2019), as Eleanor
- *Wounds* (2019), as Carrie
- *Suspiria* (2018), as Susie
- *Bad Times at the El Royale* (2018), as Emily Summerspring
- *Fifty Shades Freed* (2018), as Anastasia Steele
- *Call Me by Your Name* (2017), Thanks — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/call-me-by-your-name.md)
- *Fifty Shades Darker* (2017), as Anastasia Steele
- *How to Be Single* (2016), as Alice Kepley
- *A Bigger Splash* (2015), as Penelope Lanier
- *Black Mass* (2015), as Lindsey Cyr — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/black-mass.md)
- *Chloe and Theo* (2015), as Chloe
- *Fifty Shades of Grey* (2015), as Anastasia Steele — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/fifty-shades-of-grey.md)
- *In a Relationship* (2015), as Willa
- *Cymbeline* (2014), as Imogen
- *Closed Set* (2014), as Leading Lady
- *Need for Speed* (2014), as Anita Coleman
- *Date and Switch* (2014), as Em
- *Ben and Kate* (2012), series, as Kate Fox
- *Goats* (2012), as Minnie
- *Transit* (2012), as Elizabeth Becks
- *The Five-Year Engagement* (2012), as Audrey
- *21 Jump Street* (2012), as Fugazy
- *For Ellen* (2012), as Cindy Taylor
- *Beastly* (2011), as Sloan Hagen
- *The Social Network* (2010), as Amelia Ritter — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-social-network.md)
- *Behind the Scenes of All That Glitters* (2010), as Dianica French
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Dakota — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Crazy in Alabama* (1999), as Sondra
- *A Tree Is Blue*, Director, Producer
- *Trudy Blue*, as Producer
- *Three Incestuous Sisters*, as Ophile · Producer
- *Crackpot*, as Producer

## Gallery

- ![Paul Mescal, Dakota Johnson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the screening of The Lost Daughter at the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival on 16th October 2021.](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-0729590fe4a3.jpg) Paul Mescal, Dakota Johnson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the screening of The Lost Daughter at the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival on 16th October 2021. — Dana L. Brown from Lucas Valley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/%27The_Lost_Daughter%27_screening_at_44.MVFF.jpg/1280px-%27The_Lost_Daughter%27_screening_at_44.MVFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Paul Mescal, Dakota Johnson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the screening of The Lost Daughter at the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival on 16th October 2021.](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-e4b07a054b60.jpg) Paul Mescal, Dakota Johnson, and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the screening of The Lost Daughter at the 44th Mill Valley Film Festival on 16th October 2021. — Dana L. Brown from Lucas Valley, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/%27The_Lost_Daughter%27_screening_at_44.MVFF_2.jpg/1280px-%27The_Lost_Daughter%27_screening_at_44.MVFF_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dakota Johnson on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-f5d2ea971981.jpg) Dakota Johnson on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival. — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/2025_Dakota_Johnson_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dakota Johnson at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-23e74a220119.jpg) Dakota Johnson at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2025) — Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/59th_Karlovy_Vary_International_Film_Festival%2C_Dakota_Johnson_01.jpg/1280px-59th_Karlovy_Vary_International_Film_Festival%2C_Dakota_Johnson_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dakota Johnson](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-0a05727af155.jpg) Dakota Johnson — Image via TMDB
- ![Dakota Johnson](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-027b01810995.jpg) Dakota Johnson — Image via TMDB
- ![Dakota Johnson](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-a6eaed7f7bf6.jpg) Dakota Johnson — Image via TMDB
- ![Dakota Johnson](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-5b1538c16493.jpg) Dakota Johnson — Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/59th_Karlovy_Vary_International_Film_Festival%2C_Dakota_Johnson_01_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-59th_Karlovy_Vary_International_Film_Festival%2C_Dakota_Johnson_01_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dakota Johnson](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-2adc1571e379.jpg) Dakota Johnson — Image via TMDB
- ![Dakota Johnson](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-9fb83061b7e4.jpg) Dakota Johnson — Image via TMDB
- ![Dakota Johnson](https://film.one/media/person/653/gallery-06ca0bb9367f.jpg) Dakota Johnson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2016: BAFTA Rising Star Award (nominated)

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2006: Golden Globe Ambassador (won)

### Other awards — 6 won, 7 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 2025: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (won)
- Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award (won), for *Suspiria*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 2017: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated), for *Fifty Shades Darker*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance 2016: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance (nominated), for *Fifty Shades of Grey*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss 2016: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (nominated), for *Fifty Shades of Grey*
- People's Choice Awards 2016: People's Choice Awards (won)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 2015: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (won)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble 2015: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble (won)
- Young Hollywood Awards 2014: Young Hollywood Awards (nominated)
- Women's Image Network Awards 2013: Women's Image Network Awards (nominated), for *Ben and Kate*
- Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast 2010: Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast (won), for *The Social Network*
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble 2010: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble (nominated), for *The Social Network*
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2010: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (nominated), for *The Social Network*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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