Alexander Bauer<\/strong><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Alexander was born on August 22, 1985. His father is Cuban actor Steven Bauer<\/strong><\/a>, who was married to Melanie from 1981 to 1989. Although his family is in the spotlight, Alexander has remained pretty under the radar in life. He’s had a few brief jobs in the film industry, according to his IMDb page<\/a>. He worked as a writer and cinematographer on the 2013 short film\u00a0Kazoo’s on First?\u00a0<\/em>He was also a second assistant cameraman on the 2015 independent film\u00a0This Loneliness<\/i> and was a gaffer on the shirt film\u00a0Holding<\/em>.<\/p>\n Alexander has a close relationship with his mother. In Sept. 2021, Melanie posted a sweet tribute<\/a> to Alexander in honor of National Son’s Day on Instagram. She also shared a throwback photo<\/a> of the mother-son duo rollerblading in July 2020 and posted a snapshot<\/a> of Alexander wearing a mask while sitting with Melanie’s dog, Lady, during the COVID-19 quarantine in May 2020. On Alexander’s 34th birthday in 2019, Melanie reposted an image<\/a> of her son blowing out candles on his birthday cake.<\/p>\n Dakota Johnson<\/strong><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Dakota is definitely Melanie’s most famous child. She was born on October 4, 1989 to Melanie and actor Don Johnson<\/strong><\/a>. Melanie and Don were married for six months in 1976. After her marriage to Steven ended, Melanie rekindled things with Don and they tied the knot for the second time in 1989, around when Dakota was born. They got divorced once again seven years later.<\/p>\n Dakota has followed in her parents’ footsteps in Hollywood. She made her film debut at age 10 in 1999’s\u00a0Crazy in Alabama<\/em>, which also starred her mother. Her breakthrough roles were in\u00a021 Jump Street\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Fifty Shades<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>movies. Dakota’s gone on to star in\u00a0How to Be Single<\/em>,\u00a0Bad Times at the El Royale<\/em>,\u00a0The Peanut Butter Falcon<\/i>, and most recently,\u00a0The Lost Daughter<\/em>. Both Melanie and Don have supported Dakota in her acting career over the years. Dakota is currently dating Coldplay<\/a> lead singer Chris Martin<\/strong><\/a>, 44.<\/p>\n Stella is the daughter of Melanie and actor Antonio Banderas<\/strong><\/a>, 61. She’s the only child from the former Hollywood power couple\u2019s nearly 10 year marriage that lasted from 1996 to 2015. Stella was born on September 24, 1996 in her father\u2019s native Spain. She\u2019s a dual-citizen of Spain and the U.S. thanks to her parents\u2019 lineage, and is bilingual in both Spanish and English. Stella has done some acting and modeling. She appeared in Crazy in Alabama<\/em> alongside her parents and half-sister Dakota, and also\u00a0graced the cover of Glamour Spain<\/em><\/a> for their Sept. 2020 issue. Stella is also the founder of the health\/beauty company Lightbound<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Stella appears to be close with both her parents, though she seems to have a tighter bond with her father. In September 2021, Stella \u2014 whose birth name is Stella Del Carmen Banderas Griffith <\/strong>\u2014 filed\u00a0a petition<\/a> to drop \u201cGriffith\u201d from her name. The model said she wanted to \u201cshorten my name by removing the extra last name\u201d in the filing<\/a>, which was obtained by The Blast. \u00a0<\/em>Stella\u00a0added that she does not use her mom’s surname, \u201cGriffith\u201d, when referring to herself in general and in documents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Actress Melanie Griffith has three adult children from each of her high-profile marriages. 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