Donna Dixon

Donna Lynn Dixon (born July 20, 1957) is an American actress.

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 (1983), Dixon and actor Dan Aykroyd married. They later starred together in the films Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (though they did not share any scenes), Spies Like Us (1985) and The Couch Trip (1988). Dixon and Aykroyd have three daughters, among whom is singer-songwriter Vera Sola (née Danielle Aykroyd) 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.