--- description: It appears that actress Dakota Johnson has closed the gap between her two front teeth, surprising fans who were used to the feature. title: Fans Are Bidding Farewell to Dakota Johnson's Old Smile image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # People Are Bidding Farewell to Dakota Johnson's Old Smile  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2019 4:36 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2019 4:36 PM CUT Actor [Dakota Johnson](https://time.com/5411451/dakota-johnson-number/ "undefined") is known for a number of things: taking on the lead role of Anastasia in the [_50 Shades of Grey_](https://time.com/4665906/dakota-johnson-jamie-dornan-50-shades-workout/ "undefined") movies, starring in the horror film [_Suspiria_](https://time.com/5384890/suspiria-review/ "undefined"), belonging to a family that includes [Melanie Griffith](https://time.com/3718611/oscars-fifty-shades-of-grey-dakota-johnson-melanie-griffith/ "undefined") and Don Johnson. In the past, she’s also been known for a distinctive physical feature: the gap between her front teeth. She’s not the only celebrity with that classic gap; icons like Lauren Hutton and [Madonna](https://time.com/5608577/madonna-i-rise-video/ "undefined") have long rocked theirs, as have celebrities like Michael Strahan, Anna Paquin and Georgia May Jagger. But this week, fans have noticed that Johnson appears to have made a dental change that switches up her smile. The gap — which she [immortalized](https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=8XaGTZ7IdmE "undefined") in a hit video for _Vanity Fair_ showing how many things she could fit between her two front teeth (a credit card! a match!) and called her “only skill” — appears to have been closed completely based on the latest red carpet photos. Naturally, fellow gap-toothed fans and supporters of her former look are pouring one out for the gap that was. Others, however, are empathizing with her — because it’s not always easy to have a gap tooth. Johnson is currently promoting her new movie with [Shia LaBeouf](https://time.com/4503609/shia-labeouf-weird-behavior-timeline/ "undefined") and Zack Gottsagen, [_The Peanut Butter Falcon_](https://youtu.be/w2SMj4tat80 "undefined"), about a mismatched set of characters on a runaway adventure, out Aug. 9. > [](https://twitter.com/suspjria/status/1158049264284532736) > [](https://twitter.com/badashootr/status/1158589891329982465) > [](https://twitter.com/hunteryharris/status/1157692747052134400) > [](https://twitter.com/elbirdilara/status/1157657109523324929) > [](https://twitter.com/asofmor/status/1157739263695499264) > [](https://twitter.com/foolsqueer/status/1157824041064882176) Johnson’s representatives did not immediately respond to TIME’s request for comment. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5645266/dakota-johnson-gap-tooth/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5645266/dakota-johnson-gap-tooth/"},"headline":"People Are Bidding Farewell to Dakota Johnson's Old Smile","datePublished":"2019-08-06T16:36:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:59:48.584Z","description":"Controversial orthodontia","url":"https://time.com/5645266/dakota-johnson-gap-tooth/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5645266/dakota-johnson-gap-tooth/","name":"People Are Bidding Farewell to Dakota Johnson's Old Smile"}}]}] ```