Streaming Persuasion on Netflix: 5 Things You Don’t Know About Dakota Johnson

For years Dakota Johnson was the daughter of Melanie Griffith. She is then the girlfriend of Coldplay singer Chris Martin (when she recently played the piano for a couple of future weds, she was there too). At best, she was the oneactress of Fifty Shades of Gray.

Slowly however, with patience, Dakota Johnson has built a solid career in arthouse films, such as Suspiria by Luca Guadagnino and The dark daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut based on the novel by Elena Ferrante. Now is her golden moment: the film Persuasionon Netflixhas been in the top 10 of the most viewed titles for several weeks and many ask the hairdresser for the “curtain fringe” by Dakota Johnson.

Netflix isn’t the only one streaming platform on which a film with her can be found: it is also in Cha Cha Real Smooth on AppleTv+, awarded by the audience at the Sundance Film Festival.

But that’s not all: Dakota Johnson is filming Madame Webspin-off film by Spider-Man produced by Sony in which she is the heroine of Marvel comics. These days you are filming in Boston, which then, thanks to the magic of cinema, will look like New York.

Dakota Johnson took the plunge into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, who appeared in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness along with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Harry Styles, who will be Eros, brother of Thanos, enemy of the Avengers.

So let’s find out better about Dakota Johnson: here five things you didn’t know about the actress of Persuasion And Fifty Shades.

Persuasion: photos from the Netflix movie with Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson and boyfriend Chris Martin prefer to stay at home

Dakota Johnson and boyfriend Chris Martin they stand together since 2017. The Coldplay singer is 45, the actress 32. One might think such a couple spends their weekends partying, but Dakota Johnson revealed this year that she and Chris Martin prefer to stay at home on Friday nights in peace watching tv on the sofa. TO Elle he said:

We both work so much that it’s nice to be at home, to be in an intimate and private atmosphere. Most of the parties take place inside my house. We are so busy that drinking tea and watching TV appeals to me – Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson: Mother Melanie Griffith was traumatized by Alfred Hitchcock

Dakota Johnson is the daughter of actress Melanie Griffithwhich in turn is the daughter of Tippi Hedrenprotagonist of Birdsmasterpiece of Alfred Hitchcock.

Dakota Johnson Made Shocking Statements About Alfred Hitchcock On Podcast Chatter Awards of the magazine Hollywood Reporters, revealing that the director terrorized and harassed his grandmother on the set of the film. She also said that her mother was also traumatized by him: one Christmas she gave her a tiny replica of Tippi Hedren in a miniature coffin.

Dakota Johnson’s father is Don Johnson of Miami Vice, stepfather is Antonio Banderas

Dakota Johnson’s family is pure Hollywood: her grandmother is Tippi Hedren, a cult actress of the 60s, her mother Melanie Griffith, and her father is Don Johnsonstar of the 80s series Miami Vicein which he plays undercover detective Sonny Crockett.

Finally, his stepfather is Antonio Banderaswho was married to Melanie Griffith for many years, from 1996 to 2014. Dakota Johnson has a half-sister, Stella, born from the marriage between Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas (here our interview with the actor at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for Pain and Glory by Pedro Almodóvar).

Dakota Johnson started her own production company: TeaTime Pictures

Dakota Johnson must really like tea: in 2020 the actress founded her own production house and called her TeaTime Pictures. He founded it together with Ro Donnelly, former Netflix development executive. Dakota Johnson became a producer like many other colleagues, including Margot Robbie and Kaley Cuoco. In the interviews of Cha Cha Smoothwho also produced, explained why:

Making films should be fun: to make sure the environment on the set is welcoming I decided to move into production. So I can work with people who like me and respect my ideas. It’s also easier to find roles that I really love this way – Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson was Miss Golden Globes 2006

As happened to her mother Melanie Griffith when she was 18, Dakota Johnson was named Miss Golden Globes 2006: At the time, the actress was 17 years old. The recognition is awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press.

Dakota Johnson: our interview with the actress of Persuasion and Fifty Shades