Known from movies

Wayne’s World (1992)
as Dream Woman

Spies Like Us (1985)
as Karen Boyer

Bosom Friends (1980-1982)
as Sonny Lumet

Speed ​​Zone (1989)
like Tiffany



Introduction

Donna Dixon has had many careers in her lifetime and she has been successful in all of them. What did Dan Aykroyd’s famous wife do before she hit the big screen? How did she and her husband meet?

Early life and education

Donna Lynn Dixon was born on July 20, 1957 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Her father was Earl Dixon, who owned several nightclubs, most notably Hillbilly Heaven in Lorton, Virginia. When she was young, her family moved to Lorton because of her father’s job, and she attended the local Groveton High School.

She enrolled at George Washington University in Washington DC, where she studied anthropology, but she soon dropped out to focus on her modeling career.

Career

Dixon’s first career was as a model and she worked for Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in New York. In 1976, she won the title of Miss Virginia USA, then competed in Miss USA the same year. In 1977, she won another title, this time Miss District of Columbia World, then competed in the 1977 Miss World USA contest, winning the second place.

She began her acting career in the early 1980s when she landed the role of Sonny Lumet in the sitcom “Bosom Buddies” alongside Tom Hanks. In 1981, she could be seen in the TV movie “Margin for Murder”, as well as in two episodes of the TV series “The Love Boat”.

In 1983, she co-starred in the comedy movie “Doctor Detroit” alongside Howard Hesseman and Dan Aykroyd. She and Aykroyd starred in “Twilight Zone: The Movie”, though despite both being part of the main cast, they never shared a scene. The following year, she portrayed Sarah Wilder in the TV movie “No Man’s Land”, and later Nancy Cookie Miller in an episode of “Hawaiian Heat”.

She again starred alongside Aykroyd in “Spies Like Us”, and was a regular on the TV series “Berrenger’s”.

She was Lauren Sullivan in “Charmed Lives,” the sitcom about the lives of two roommates that aired in 1987, and that same year she was on the sitcom “Moonlighting,” playing Joan Teniwitch in the episode “Blonde on blonde’. ”.

In 1988, she again starred in a movie with Aykroyd, this time in the comedy called “The Couch Trip”. In 1989, she starred in the movie “Speed ​​​​Zone”, as well as in “It Had to Be You”, a comedy directed by Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor. After this, she had a three-year break from acting and came back in 1992 when she appeared in the TV movie “CCPD” and also in the movie “Wayne’s World”.

In 1994, she played Bonnie in the sexual fantasy island crime comedy called “Exit to Eden” and had a guest role in an episode of the famous sitcom “The Nanny” starring Fran Drescher. That same year, she also appeared in the biographical film about the former US president, “Nixon”, playing Maureen Dean, and in 1997 she appeared briefly in the TV series “Soul Man”.

Dixon’s last screen appearance was in 2014 when she played Mrs. Blair in the romantic thriller “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus”, about a doctor who was cursed by a mysterious ancient artifact.

Married to Dan Aykroyd

Dixon and Aykroyd met in 1982, during the filming of the movie “Doctor Detroit”.

They began dating almost immediately and tied the knot just months later in 1983; the duo have been seen together in several films. Aykroyd is known for his work on the late-night comedy show “Saturday Night Live” from 1975 to 1979, for which he won an Emmy Award. He is also known as a prominent figure in numerous movies, especially “Ghostbusters” and its sequels.

The couple has three daughters, named Danielle, Stella Irene August and Belle Kingston. As of April 2020, they are still married and appearing together at various public events and movie premieres.

Dixon and Aykroyd don’t just work together on the big screen. They are heavily involved in philanthropic activities, both directly and indirectly. Aykroyd helped found the Blue Line Foundation, which focuses on redeveloping homes and properties damaged by the floods that hit New Orleans in 2005, as well as helping to repair damaged homes in other parts of the USA. In 2009, he narrated the series for the charity album “Dan Aykroyd’s Canada”, which focuses on his Canadian upbringing. At the same time, Dixon advocates for causes such as wildlife extinction and climate change.

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She is a member of Explorers Club and Royal Canadian Geographic Society, as well as an International Ambassador for the great Philip J. Currie Paleontological Museum, and the Ambassador to the Royal Ontario Museum, also known as ROM.

Private life

Dixon was previously engaged to the lead singer of the rock group Kiss, Paul Stanley. She was the one who ended the relationship, after which Stanley wrote the famous song “I Still Love You”, which can be found on the group’s album “Creatures of the Night”.

Since she retired from physical acting, Dixon has been working as a voice over actor and producer.

One of her best friends is her fellow actress Fran Drescher, who played the role of a matchmaker for Dixon and her future husband.

Through her husband, Donna is the sister-in-law of writer Peter Aykroyd and the daughter-in-law of actor PH Aykroyd. All three of her daughters are trying to make their name known in Hollywood by working as actresses.

Net value

Dixon had a long and successful career as an actress and still earns a lot of money from her other business endeavors.

As of April 2020, her net worth is estimated at about $5 million, but is still a lot less than her husband as Dan Aykroyd’s net worth is estimated to be in the slightly higher figure of $180 million!

In 2007, Aykroyd and his partner company Crystal Head launched Vodka, a vodka distribution company that cost $600,000 to open. The high price was worth it, as his vodka – sold in crystal bottles shaped like a human skull – has generated annual sales of more than $80 million in just a few years!

Physical Characteristics

Dixon stands at a height of 5 ft 9 inches (1.75 m), weighs about 152 lbs (67 kg) and her vital statistics are 35-24-25. Her eyes are bright blue and her hair is blonde.

General information

First and last name	Donna Dixon
Date of birth	July 20, 1957
Height	1.75 meters
Profession	Actor, model
Education	George Washington University, West Potomac High School
Nationality	American

Family

Husband	Dan Aykroyd
Children	Danielle Aykroyd, Stella Irene August Aykroyd, Belle Kingston Aykroyd
Parents	Earl Dixon

Performance

Movies	Doctor Detroit, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Spies Like Us, Beverly Hills Madam, The Couch Trip, Lucky Stiff, Speed ​​Zone, Wayne’s World, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, No Man’s Land
TV shows	Bosom friends, Berrenger’s, Charmed Lives

Links to social profiles

Facts

#	Fact
1	Is a huge fan of paleontology and natural history, as is her husband, Dan Aykroyd, and their three daughters, Danielle Aykroyd, Belle Aykroyd, and Stella Aykroyd, who all appeared on the January 1, 2014 broadcast of Born to Explore (2011) with host and star Richard Weise, at the famous Pipestone Creek pachyrhinosaurus excavation site in Alberta, Canada.
2	Studied anthropology at university.
3	Worked as a model for the prestigious Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in New York.
4	Daughter-in-law of PH Aykroyd.
5	Sister-in-law of Peter Aykroyd.
6	Was once engaged to Paul Stanley, one of the singers of the rock group KISS. Stanley wrote “I Still Love You” from the KISS album Creatures of the Night after she ended their engagement.
7	One of her best friends is Fran Drescher, who played matchmaker for Donna and her future husband, Dan Aykroyd, after they all appeared together in Doctor Detroit (1983).
8	Miss District of Columbia 1977, 1st runner-up Miss World USA 1977.
9	Three daughters with Dan Aykroyd: Danielle Alexandra Aykroyd (Danielle Aykroyd) (born November 18, 1989), Belle Kingston Aykroyd (born June 9, 1993) and Stella Irene August Aykroyd (born April 5, 1998).
10	Represented the state of Virginia in the 1976 Miss USA Beauty Pageant and the District of Columbia in the 1977 Miss World pageant.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Sweet Blood of Jesus	2014		Mrs Blair
Soul man	1997	TV serials	Dotti
Nixon	1995		Maureen Dean
The babysitter	1995	TV serials	Monica Baker
Exit to Eden	1994		Bonnie
Wayne’s world	1992		Dream woman
It had to be You	1989		The the
Speed ​​zone	1989		Tiffany
Happy Stiff	1988		Cynthia Mitchell
The bank trip	1988		Laura Rollins
What a country	1987	TV serials	engineer
Moonlight	1987	TV serials	Joan Tenwitch
Who is the boss?	1986	TV serials	Lauren Sullivan
beverly hills madam	1986	TV movie	Wendy Benton
Enchanted lives	1986	TV serials	Lauren Sullivan
Spies like us	1985		Karen Boyer
Berrenger’s	1985	TV serials	Allison Harris
Hawaiian heat	1984	TV serials	Nancy ‘Cookie’ Miller
No man’s land	1984	TV movie	Sarah Wilder
Twilight Zone: The Movie	1983		Jr Stewardess (Segment #4)
Doctor Detroit	1983		Monica MacNeil
Bosom friends	1980-1982	TV serials	Sonny Lumet
Margin for murder	1981	TV movie	Daisy
The love boat	1981	TV serials	Jill

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bosom friends	1981-1982	TV series performer – 2 episodes

Yourself

Title	Year	Status	Character
AFI Life Achievement Award: A tribute to Steve Martin	2015	TV special	Herself (uncredited)
The 8th Annual TV Land Awards	2010	TV special	herself
Intimate portrait	1999	Documentary about the TV series	Narrator
Hour Magazine	1988	TV serials	herself
The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I can’t take it anymore	1983	TV movie	Self / Miscellaneous
The shape of things	1982	TV serials	herself
The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1982	TV Special documentary	herself
The Regis Philbin Show	1982	TV serials	herself
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson	1981	TV serials	herself
Battle of the Network Stars XI	1981	TV special	Himself – ABC team
Jump Fling of Glamor and Comedy	1981	TV movie	Himself – Star of Tomorrow
Women who rate a 10	1981	TV movie	herself
Battle of the Network Stars IX	1980	TV special	Himself – ABC team

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia