The American actress rose to worldwide fame in 2015 with the movie 50 Shades of Grey in which she got cast for the leading role as Anastasia Steele. She also became the most envied girl on the planet since her co-star was the handsome actor Jamie Dornan and everybody was crazy about him. Apart from the 50 shades series, there’s so much more to know about Dakota and we will tell you all about it. Keep reading to find out!
Although Dakota was put on the map after her incredible performance as Mrs.Grey, did you know that she made her acting debut in 1999? Yes, that‘s right. The Hollywood star was 10 years old when she played her first role in a movie called “Crazy in Alabama”. We've told you in a previous article 5 facts about this incredible movie star. Now we found 5 more so you can get to know the actress even more.
1) She isn’t very active on social media
Despite having more than 3 millions followers on her Instagram account, unlike other celebrities, Johnson rarely posts something to share with her fans.
2) The acting gift runs in the family
Dakota’s parents are two famous Hollywood actors: Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson. Her grandmother is also an actress, Tippi Hedden from the iconic movie The birds. In 1996 Melanie and Don split up, and she remarried another movie star, the one and only Antonio Banderas.
3) The actress has started her own production company
Dakota teamed up with Ro Donelly, a former Netflix development executive, to give rise to this project called TeaTime Pictures.
4) Dakota and Elvis’ granddaughter are best friends
Johnson has some famous friends and one of them happens to be Riley Keough, the granddaughter of the amazing Elvis Presly. The two of them have known each other for years and they look so cute together.
5) She used a body double only in one scene in the movie 50 Shades of Grey
Although she got the chance to use a body double in more than one scene in the movie,she wanted to keep it as professional as she could and decided to use her double only once.
Dakota is a very talented actress whose career is only beginning. It is a fact that the world will keep on hearing about her in the future, and we just can't wait to see her again on the big screen!