Donna Dixon

Donna Lynn Dixon is an American model, pageant winner and former actress. Her acting credits include two seasons as Sonny Lumet in the television show Bosom Buddies and roles in Doctor Detroit and Spies Like Us.

Biography

Dixon was born July 20, 1957, in Alexandria, Virginia. Her father, Earl Dixon, owned a nightclub in Lorton, Virginia, on U.S. 1 called Hillbilly Heaven.
Dixon began her career as a model and was named Miss Virginia USA in 1976 and Miss District of Columbia World in 1977. She competed in both Miss USA 1976 and Miss World USA 1977.
On television, Dixon portrayed Allison Hayes in the NBC drama Berringer's. She co-starred with Tom Hanks in the early 1980s situation comedy Bosom Buddies, playing the role of Sonny Lumet.
Months after they worked together in the film Doctor Detroit, Dixon and actor Dan Aykroyd married. They later starred together in the films Twilight Zone: The Movie, Spies Like Us and The Couch Trip. Dixon and Aykroyd have three daughters, among whom is singer-songwriter Vera Sola and actor/model Belle Aykroyd. The couple announced in April 2022 that they were separating after 39 years of marriage, but would remain legally married.