Dakota Johnson (Right) as 'Maggie Sherwoode'
Dakota Johnson is a BAFTA nominated and award-winning actress and producer. She starred as Anastasia Steele in Universal’s billion-dollar Fifty Shades franchise. Johnson is a repeat collaborator of Luca Guadagnino, having starred in his films Suspiria and A Bigger Splash. Her other film credits include Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, David Fincher’s The Social Network and Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale.
Johnson recently starred in the critically acclaimed independent feature, The Peanut Butter Falcon alongside Shia LaBeouf and Zack Gottsagen. The film won the Audience Award at SXSW in March 2019 and grossed more than $20 million in the U.S. to become the top platform release of the year. She next stars in The Friend with Casey Affleck and Jason Segel, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was recently acquired by Roadside Attractions.
In 2019, the accomplished actress launched TeaTime Pictures, an independent entertainment company with her producing partner, Ro Donnelly. A forward thinking and collaborative creative haven for likeminded artists, TeaTime Pictures already signed a first look television deal with Platform One Media and has several features and series, both limited and ongoing, in the works.
Johnson is active philanthropist and is an advocate for Global Citizen’s She Is Equal campaign targeting world leaders to provide critical funding for women’s health and family planning. Johnson also recently launched The Left Ear podcast featuring stories of assault, abuse and harassment from survivors around the globe.
She is the face of Italian luxury brand Gucci and currently resides in Los Angeles.