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10th Feb 2015

5 things you need to know about… 50 Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson

She stars in one of the biggest movies of the year

Joe Harrington

The lowdown on Jamie Dornan’s co-star.

50 Shades of Grey hits Irish cinemas this Friday. Yes, it’s finally here.

We reckon it’s going to be a runaway success considering E.L. James’s erotic novel was so huge; the movie stars Ireland’s Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in the main roles.

Here are five things you probably didn’t know about… 50 Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson.

1. She has famous parents. Her Dad is Miami Vice star Don Johnson and her mother is award-winning actress Melanie Griffith.

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2. She went to a drug and alcohol rehab centre for a month in 2007.

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3. She shares her birthday (October 4) with Christophe Waltz, Susan Sarandon, Stacey Solomon and Tomas Rosicky.

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4. The 25-year-old appears in The Weeknd’s song ‘Earned It’ which is on the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack.

She’s suspended from a ceiling leaving little to the imagination. (Watch the NSFW video here)

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5. She played the college student that slept with Justin Timberlake’s character in The Social Network.

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