Donna Dixon

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Donna Dixon

Donna Dixon at the 62nd Academy Awards
Born July 20, 1957
Alexandria, Virginia
Notable roles Sonny Lumet, Bosom Buddies

Donna Dixon (born July 20, 1957) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sonny Lumet on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies.

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, she began her career as a model and was named Miss Virginia USA in 1976 and Miss Washington DC World in 1977.

Months after they co-starred in the 1983 film Doctor Detroit, Dixon and Dan Aykroyd married. They later starred together in the 1985 film Spies Like Us and the 1988 film The Couch Trip, but she has played bit parts in movies since that time, including the "Dreamwoman" in the 1992 film Wayne's World. Dixon and Aykroyd have three children.

Dixon also played a guest role in the television series Moonlighting where she shared the adjacent prison cell to Bruce Willis's character David Addison.

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Preceded by
Linda McKee
Miss Virginia USA
1976
Succeeded by
Lynn Herring
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