Donna Dixon

Donna Dixon
File:Donna Dixon at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards cropped.jpg Donna Dixon at the 62nd Academy Awards, September 1990
Born	Donna Lynn Dixon (1957-07-20) July 20, 1957 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980-1997
Spouse(s)	Dan Aykroyd (1983–present)

Donna Lynn Dixon (born July 20, 1957) is a retired American actress and former beauty queen. After meeting and starring together in the film Doctor Detroit, Dixon has worked in several movies with her husband Dan Aykroyd.

Life and career

Dixon was born on July 20, 1957, in Alexandria, Virginia to Earl Dixon. Her father owned a nightclub on U.S. 1 called, "Hillbilly Heaven." She is a 1975 graduate of Groveton High School and attended The George Washington University. She dropped out soon after enrolling and never received a degree. Dixon began her career as a model and was named Miss Virginia USA, in 1976, and Miss Washington DC World, in 1977. Dixon co-starred with Tom Hanks in the early 1980s television comedy series Bosom Buddies; she played the role of Sonny Lumet.

Months after they worked together in the 1983 film Doctor Detroit, Dixon and actor Dan Aykroyd married. They later starred together in the 1983 film Twilight Zone: The Movie (though they did not share any scenes), in the 1985 film Spies Like Us and in the 1988 film The Couch Trip. Dixon and Aykroyd have three daughters. She retired from acting in 1997.

In popular culture

The song "I Still Love You", from the KISS album Creatures of the Night, was written by Paul Stanley for Dixon upon her ending their relationship.

In the first episode of The Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," Homer mentions Dixon's name while recalling Santa's reindeer.

In the Family Guy episode "To Love and Die in Dixie," Peter refers to the Mason–Dixon line as the "Donna Dixon line."

Filmography

• Bosom Buddies (1980–1982)
• Doctor Detroit (1983)
• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
• Spies Like Us (1985)
• The Couch Trip (1988)
• Lucky Stiff (1988)
• Speed Zone! (also known as Cannonball Run 3) (1989)
• Wayne's World (1992)
• Exit to Eden (1994)
• The Nanny (1995)

External links

• Donna Dixon at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Linda McKee

Miss Virginia USA 1976

Succeeded by Lynn Herring