Dakota Johnson comes from a family of actors. She is the daughter of the actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Her grandmother is the actress Tippi Hedren. She was born in Texas. She is currently 29 years old. She got her first role in a film entitled Crazy in Alabama that was released in 1999. She is best known for her performances in Fifty Shades of Grey and its sequels, The Social Network, and How To Be Single.
She played the lead character of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey opposite actor Jamie Dornan who played the character of Christian Grey in the film. The Grey character is a billionaire who is tormented by his quirky proclivities. Grey has money and everything that goes with it, yet still feels unfulfilled until he meets Anastasia, who becomes the woman to help him with his fantasies and desires.
Independent UK reported that both actors were paid $250,000 plus bonuses for their performances in the film Fifty Shades of Grey, which rapidly became the highest box-office-success for an R-rated film by breaking the record in the UK in a mere 10 days after release. The film, made for a production budget of $40 million, earned over $550 million worldwide at the box office.
The sequel called Fifty Shades Darker was made with a production budget of $55 million. In that film, both Johnson and Dornan were paid a salary in the seven figures. It was released in 2017. It captured a total worldwide gross box office of over $374 million. The third film in the trilogy called Fifty Shades Freed, was released on February 9, 2018.
Fifty Shades of Grey was a breakout film for Dakota Johnson that propelled her into superstardom with her fantasy portrayal of a billionaire’s wife. Now, this lifestyle seems like her new reality.
14. Who’s In Charge?
The Shades of Grey film series is based on novels penned by E.L. James, who is a British author. She is a 54-year-old woman named Erika Mitchell in real life. The story about a young woman who is in a relationship that is both physically and emotionally controlling would be unthinkable for Dakota in her own life. She does not like being with a person that is controlling and prefers a romantic relationship that is more of a collaboration.
In her personal life, Dakota dated Jordan Masterson, who is an actor. She also went out with Matthew Hit, who is a singer. He current boyfriend is Chris Martin who is the lead singer of the band Coldplay.
After attending the premiere in Paris for Fifty Shades Freed, she went out with her real-life boyfriend, Chris Martin, to celebrate. Dakota likes him because he is respectful and supportive of her acting career. She says it is important for everyone to realize that she played the character of Anastasia Steele, however, she is not anything like her in reality at all.
13. A Warning To All Powerful Hollywood Men
A controversy surrounds the Shades of Grey films in light of all the discussion of the misconduct of men in the film business and elsewhere as popularized by the #MeToo movement and the Time’s Up campaign.
Dakota was warned by her family members, who are actors, that there are powerful men in Hollywood who will “try anything.” But she does not put up with any of that nonsense. There is a huge difference between acting in a provocative film, which requires filming risky scenes and being forced against one’s will off-screen.
The legendary “casting couch” that Hollywood was notorious for having in the past, is now gone. Not only has it been tossed outside, it has been burned up in a bonfire of women’s empowerment. Dakota is thankful for the national conversation about these issues and says it is powerful.
Dakota plans to take on many acting roles in the future. Johnson hopes fans and Hollywood execs will not confuse her with the characters she plays. Some fans have thanked her for helping them feel more liberated. In response to that, she says to give the credit to the author E. L. James, not her.
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