Dakota Johnson and Marilyn Monroe are cousins Presented in Laguna the short film Flesh Impact, a genealogical research reveals the blood link between the actress and the Hollywood diva.
Sometimes reality surpasses film fiction, or simply anticipates it. The day after the presentation in Venice83 of Flesh Impact, the short film in which she plays a Marilyn Monroe immersed in an alternative reality, it is discovered that Dakota Johnson and the Hollywood icon are linked by a real blood bond. This is revealed by a genealogical research conducted by the MyHeritage.com platform, which reconstructed the family tree of the two stars just as the actress's performance was making her debut at the festival.
Marylin Monroe and Dakota Johnson, a relationship that dates back to the 17th century
According to the analysis conducted by MyHeritage, Dakota Johnson and Marilyn Monroe are ninth cousins, three generations apart. The point of contact dates back to the mid-17th century and is linked to the story of Richard Tydings and Charity Tydings: a couple of English settlers who arrived in Maryland to start a new life in the New World. From their two daughters, the two descendants that led to Hollywood have branched out. The paternal branch of Dakota Johnson (daughter of actor Don Johnson) descends from her younger daughter Mary, born in 1683. The family line of her older sister Pretitia, born in 1675, leads centuries later to Gladys Mortenson and her daughter Norma Jeane, who later became famous with the surname of her maternal grandmother, Monroe.
From the archive to the set of Venezia83
As stated by Naama Lanski, MyHeritage researcher, this discovery transforms a casting intuition into a chapter of family history. In Flesh Impact, presented yesterday in Laguna and set during the diva's hypothetical 100th birthday, Dakota Johnson plays the role of Monroe in the 1950s. What was supposed to be only a performance on the big screen has thus proved to be an unexpected homage to a part of one's genetic heritage.
