Dakota Johnson at arrivals for FOX Network Upfronts Presentation 2012, Wollman Rink in Central Park, New York, NY May 14, 2012. Everett Collection/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: evphotos513766
When you got parents with big names in Hollywood, it’s not totally unusual to catch the acting bug. And that is exactly what happened to Dakota Johnson. Her parents are actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, and her step-father is Antonio Banderas, just for added measure. Acting is just in her blood. When she was just ten years old she had her debut on the big screen alongside her half sister, playing the daughters to their real life mother in Crazy in Alabama. The film was also directed by Banderas. It was a family affair.
In 2006, Dakota was voted as Miss Golden Globe, a title that is given to typically the daughter or son of actors. They assist in the annual Golden Globe Awards. That same year, Dakota got in to modeling. She signed with a modeling agency but it wasn’t until after she graduated from high school that she signed with William Morris Agency and started her acting career.
In 2010 she landed a role in the highly popular film The Social Network. Her scene in the movie was opposite Justin Timberlake (lucky girl). She also had small roles in the comedies 21 Jump Street, and the Judd Apatow produced film, Five Year Engagement. But this past year, she got her first starring role as one of the title characters in the television show Ben & Kate. Despite some mediocre ratings, Fox did pick it up for a full season.
So in honor of her budding career, check out these images and more we have back at Newscom of Dakota Johnson.
Dakota Johnson – November 13, 2012 – GQ Men Of The Year Party held at Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles, Ca. Patrick McMullan Co./Lindensmith/McMullan/Sipa Press/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: sipaphotosthree819818
Actress Dakota Johnson at the premiere of Goats at the Landmark Theater on August 8, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. NANCY RIVERA – ACEPIXS.COM/NANCY RIVERA- ACEPIXS.COM/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: acephotos282940
Melanie Griffith, Dakota Johnson at arrivals for BIUTIFUL Premiere, Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater, Los Angeles, CA December 14, 2010. Elizabeth Goodenough/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: evphotos330465
Dakota Johnson at the “21 Jump Street” World Premiere held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The event took place on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. John Salangsang_PRPP/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: prpphotos035577
Dakota Johnson attends the Django Unchained Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City, New York on December 11, 2012. Donna Ward/ABACAUSA.COM/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: abausaphotos860217
Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith with Stella Banderas and Dakota Johnson at a ceremony honoring Antonio Banderas with a star Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA. s_bukley/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: icphotos036938
12th Annual Instyle WB Golden Globes Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, CA.. .Pictured: Dakota Johnson. Jen Lowery / Splash News/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: spnphotosthree267976
The casts of new and returning shows arrive on the black ‘red carpet’ for the FOX 2012 Programming Presentation Upfront held at the Woman Rink in Central Park in NYC.
Pictured: Echo Keum, Dakota Johnson, Lucy Punch and Nate Faxon. Johns PKI / Splash News/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: spnphotosthree903697
Dakota Johnson at the New FOX Tuesday screening event held at The Broad Stage. Santa Monica, California. FS2 WENN Photos/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: wennphotosthree426149
Melanie Griffth takes her daughter Dakota Johnson to lunch. Los Angeles, California. RSA/ZOJ WENN Photos/Newscom. License this image on Newscom.com: wennphotostwo715184
Dakota Johnson.2011 MOCA Gala – ”An Artists Life Manifesto” held at MOCA Grand Avenue,Los Angeles,CA. TLeopold/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: zumaglobalthree011650
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