Dakota Johnson’s first home (or at least, first she’s ever bought) is a lovely wood-framed house, with vintage furniture and wall-sized windows in the living room, that we got to tour thanks to Architectural Digest — who just featured Johnson in their latest issue.
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No wonder it helps ground the actress, giving her a space to retreat to when her hectic schedule allows it. “This place is my anchor,” Johnson admits.
Dakota Johnson’s Sunset Strip home
It was previously owned by Glee and American Crime Story creator Ryan Murphy.
“I was immediately drawn to how it was clean but also cozy,” Johnson told Architectural Digest. “I thought, I’ll never want to sell this place.” And we hope that’s still the case.
House fit for Hollywood royalty
Beyond Dakota Johnson’s own acting nods, she’s also the daughter of two Hollywood icons: Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, while her grandmother is none other than Tippi Hedren, whose illustrious film career includes classic films like Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie.
Dakota’s home office
While the entire home is delightful, the one room where Dakota seems to feel most at home is her office — lined with books and memorabilia close to the actress’s heart.
The most notable pieces: a seating card Patti Smith gave her with her phone number on it; a note from grandmother Tippi Hedren signed, “Love, Mormor” (which is “grandmother” in Swedish); and a a photograph from her appearance on Saturday Night Live’s 40th-anniversary show in 2015, where she’s surrounded by the likes of Taylor Swift, Derek Jeter, Sarah Palin, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and 50 Cent.
A special place on the walls of Dakota’s home office is reserved for the photo of Hunter S. Thompson, who was a dear friend of Dakota’s father, Miami Vice actor and 1980s heartthrob, Don Johnson.
Thompson — an acclaimed author who penned books like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or The Rum Diary — shared a special bond with Dakota, the actress calling him “a very dear godfather figure”.
In fact, without Hunter S. Thompson, we would have never had Nash Bridges, to begin with.
For those too young to remember (daaamn, I feel old), Nash Bridges was a hit TV show that propelled Don Jonson to stardom, a show that Johnson and Thompson came up with together, as Johnson turned to his creative neighbor for help when he needed an idea to pitch to executives for a 22-episode show.