Dakota Mrs. Johnson born October 4, 1989.
And she's been living that Hollywood life ever since, making her film debut in 1999. Crazy in Alabama (starring her mother, directed by her then-stepfather Antonio Banderas), before gaining momentum under his own name with fifty shades saga, Big Splash, How to be lonely, Sighs And Madame Web.
She said she finds talk of a Nepo baby “incredibly annoying”, mainly because running a family business is quite common.
“I started auditioning,” she recalled in 2025. Materialists co-star Pedro Pascal For Elle. There were dry periods, and then yes: “I had to ask my parents for help,” she shared. “I'm very grateful that I had parents who could and did help me. But it certainly wasn't fun. The audition process, as you know, is the damn worst.”
Melanie and Don divorced in 1996, but she remains close to them, her stepmother, her ex-stepfather and all her half-siblings, who are just siblings to her, period.
“I was raised by many people: my mom and dad, and then foster parents, nannies, tutors, friends and teachers, and then friends’ parents and boyfriends’ parents,” Dakota said. The Hollywood Reporter in 2021. “I wanted to learn from everyone. And I still am. I'm grateful to my parents and my crazy life, because the only reason I am who I am is because of the way I grew up.”
