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She is the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.
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As a child, she acted with her mother Melanie Griffith and her half-sister Stella Banderas in Crazy in Alabama 1999, but her family would not let her act again until several years later, after she graduated from high school.
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She is an ex-stepdaughter of Antonio Banderas.
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Landed the role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey 2015 by reading a long, sexually-explicit monologue from the Ingmar Bergman film Persona 1966.
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Like her grandmother Tippi Hedren, she is an animal rights activist; she saved 12 horses from being killed in 2014 by paying for them.
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She did not use a body double for any scenes in Fifty Shades of Grey 2015 except for one BDSM scene that involved whipping.
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She reportedly beat out Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen, Shailene Woodley, and others to land the role of Anastasia.
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She took a flogger and several pairs of underwear from the set of Fifty Shades of Grey.
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She had to apply body make-up to cover her tattoos for Fifty Shades of Grey.
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In a televised interview, her ex-stepfather Antonio Banderas referred to Don Johnson as Dakota’s biological father, implying he had little role in raising her.
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Her favorite book is the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
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Has stated that she has never casually dated men and always had long-term relationships.
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She is the third generation to be involved with the Golden Globes: she was Miss Golden Globe in 2006, daughter of Golden Globe winners Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, and granddaughter of Tippi Hedren.
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Has said her biggest sacrifice was accepting the role of Anastasia Steele because the entire world can see her completely naked.
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Two maternal half-siblings: Alexander Bauer and Stella Banderas.
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Whenever she truly laughs she cries, which becomes a nuisance on film sets.
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She denied being in a 30-day rehab program at Visions Teen Treatment Center in 2007, stating she was in therapy for issues with her parents.
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She auditioned for a role on Girls but was not selected; Judd Apatow later recommended her for The Five-Year Engagement.
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David Fincher said she was wonderful in a pretty thankless role in The Social Network.
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She affectionately calls her grandmother Tippi Hedren Mormor.
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She started an exercise routine for Fifty Shades of Grey so Anastasia would look like an average active college student.
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She strongly believes in protecting people from sexual harassment; she signed the Time’s Up movement and wore a Time’s Up pin to the 2018 Golden Globes.
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She did not tell anyone about auditioning for Fifty Shades of Grey until the official announcement.
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Jimmy Kimmel is her next-door neighbor in Los Angeles.
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In 2016 she said she regretted getting most of her tattoos except for one quote from Aldous Huxley’s Island.
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After being cast as Anastasia, she screen-tested with over 20 actors before Jamie Dornan was chosen.
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Her favorite song on the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack is Beast of Burden by The Rolling Stones.
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She drives a 1995 F-150 her grandfather gave her.
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Despite rumors, she and Jamie Dornan are on good terms; she thanked him in her People’s Choice Award speech.
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She deleted her private Instagram account due to negative comments from internet trolls.
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She appeared in 21 Jump Street 2012; her half-aunt Tracy Griffith had appeared on the original series.
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She replaced Abby Elliott as Kate on the short-lived Fox sitcom Ben and Kate.
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She self-identifies as ambitious and stuck with the Fifty Shades trilogy despite changes in lead actor and director.
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The play Mary Rose by J.M. Barrie has been passed down three generations in her family.
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Director Sam Taylor-Johnson recommended her to Luca Guadagnino, who cast her in A Bigger Splash.
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She once lived with Noah Gersh and later with Jordan Masterson.
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She dropped out of Under the Silver Lake due to scheduling conflicts; her role went to Riley Keough.
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Director Sean Baker considered casting her and Tippi Hedren in Starlet.
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Has collaborated with Nicholas Braun in three films: Date and Switch, In a Relationship, and How to Be Single.
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Four paternal half-siblings: Jesse, Grace, Jasper, and Deacon Johnson.
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Was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood Issue in May 2010.
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Has been in an off-and-on relationship with Welsh model Matthew Hitt since 2014.
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She has expressed a desire to play Catwoman.
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Granddaughter of Peter Griffith.
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Prior to Fifty Shades, her most recognized roles were in The Social Network, 21 Jump Street, and The Five-Year Engagement, all scene-stealing but with limited screen time.
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She is not related to director Sam Taylor-Johnson, but they share a strong bond.
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She took down her Facebook profile because she did not like being on it, despite acting in The Social Network.
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Was a presenter at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22, 2015, attended with her mother.
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Three things she always carries in her purse: keys, Chap-Stick, and candy.
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Attended the New Roads School in Santa Monica, CA, for three years.
