Dakota Mayi Johnson born October 4 1989 is an American actress The daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith she made her film debut at age ten with a minor role in the dark comedy film Crazy in Alabama 1999 with her mother After graduating high school she began auditioning for roles in Los Angeles and was cast in a minor part in The Social Network 2010 Johnson had her breakthrough playing Anastasia Steele in the erotic romantic drama film series Fifty Shades 20152018 and received a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination in 2016 Johnson appeared in films such as the crime drama Black Mass 2015 Luca Guadagninos drama A Bigger Splash 2015 the romantic comedy How to Be Single 2016 the supernatural horror film Suspiria 2018 the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale 2018 the comingofage film The Peanut Butter Falcon 2019 Maggie Gyllenhaals psychological drama The Lost Daughter 2021 and Cooper Raiffs Cha Cha Real Smooth 2022 She has received various awards and nominations including a Peoples Choice Award and nominations for a BAFTA Award and two MTV Movie TV Awards She was also featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016