Katy Mixon
Interesting Biography Facts
Real name
Katy Elizabeth Mixon
Occupation
actress, singer, voice actress
Birth Date
March 30, 1981
Age
43 years
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Birthplace
Pensacola, Florida, United States
Education
Alabama School of Fine Arts, Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
Nationality
American
Katy Mixon family members
Father's Name
Dr. Fred Mixon
Mother's Name
Donna Field-Mixon
Siblings names
Amy Mixon Marchino (older sister), Joel Mixon (older brother), Emily Mixon-Chaney (younger sister), Laura Mixon (younger sister) and two more siblings
Is Katy Mixon a lesbian/bisexual?
No
What is Katy Mixon marital status?
Married
Who is Katy Mixon husband?
Breaux Greer
When did get married?
October 2016
How many children does she have?
2 (son Kingston Greer and daughter Elektra Greer)
Katy Mixon husband
Breaux Greer (husband)
Date of birth: October 19, 1976
A happy marriage is not a typical thing for an actress, but Katy is one of those lucky stars, who are satisfied with their personal life. Since October 2016 she has been married to a sports celebrity, Breaux Greer. Mixon’s husband is a former track and field athlete. He is a record-setter. He set the record of the javelin throw in 2007, and it isn’t broken till now.
Breaux was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His parents separated, when he was still a kid, so he was the only man in the family and felt responsible for his mother and two sisters. That’s why Greer started working at the age of 13.
He had a great career in the sports industry. Breaux participated in various competitions many times. He is an eight-time javelin throwing winner. His face became even more popular after he was cast on the TV show “American Gladiators”. At the set, he is nicknamed Hurricane.
Breaux and Katy started dating in 2013. They got married officially three years later. Now they are parents of two kids.
Katy Mixon kids
Kingston Greer (son)
Date of birth: May 19, 2017
Katy’s character on “American Housewife” can’t serve as a role model for other mothers, because often she violates her parental responsibility. When Mixon was preparing for the role of a mother with three children, she knew nothing about parenthood. Just in the second season of the show, she welcomed her first child – a son Kingston Saint Greer – with her husband Breaux.
Kingston’s photos can hardly be found on the Internet, but once Katy showed her son’s beautiful picture during her interview on the show “Access”. She also added that he is a good big brother to his younger sister Elektra. Katy also jokes that he has an “older sister” – a family pet, named Gracie, a Presa Canario. They have another dog – Bella, too.
Elektra Greer (daughter)
Date of birth: May 16, 2018
Elektra Saint Greer is Katy’s second child and first daughter. The proud mother named her little girl “a firecracker” because the baby is very quick. After her birth, Katy made a short break in her career, stayed at home, and made some house renovations. But she quickly returned to the American Housewife’s set to make her fans happy again with her wonderful play.
Who are Katy Mixon parents?
Dr. Fred Mixon (father)
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Date of birth: March 22, 1946
Katy Mixon adores her father, who is a multi-talented personality, too. He studied at Louisiana State University and played football for the team there (the same Katy’s grandfather did).
His name is Fred Smith Mixon, and he is known in Pensacola, FL as a health care specialist. The Doctor has 40+ years of experience, and he accepts patients till now. By the way, he is not an alien to the performing arts. Previously, he played in a band.
Donna Field-Mixon (mother)
Date of birth: 1946
Katy Mixon became a mother for the first time in 2017. But her screen characters very often were either pregnant or mothers with many kids. (She gained initial popularity as “pregnant Susan” from “Four Christmases”. In her early interviews, the actress told, that she copied her screen characters from her mother, who raised 7 children.
Donna Field-Mixon is a housewife. She devoted all her time and love to her kids and husband, creating a warm and cozy ambiance in their house. In her youth, she was crowned as Miss Louisiana.
Katy Mixon siblings
Amy Mixon Marchino (older sister)
Date of birth: December 1972
Katy’s oldest sister is named Amy Mixon Marchino. Amy lives with her family in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a housewife. Amy is married to Allen Marchino. She is a mother to the boys, Max and Charlie.
Joel Mixon (older brother)
Date of birth: 1974
Katy’s older brother followed their father’s footsteps and became a doctor. He is a radiologist. Joel resides in Birmingham, Alabama (just like his older sister Amy). He is married to a smart woman Kasey Crowe Mixon. They have a daughter and a son.
Emily Mixon-Chaney (younger sister)
Date of birth: 1983
Katy’s younger sister is not just her relative, but also her colleague. She is an actress, a singer and a businesswoman. Emily runs Mixon Magic Performing Arts Studio in Pensacola, FL, where she teaches her students to dance, to sing, and to act.
Emily liked different kinds of stage performance since the earliest years. She was a constant member of Pensacola’s Children’s chorus. After graduation from school, she entered the Interlochen Arts Academy to study theater art.
Laura Mixon (younger sister)
Date of birth: 1985
Katy’s other younger sister is named Laura Mixon. She stays out of the limelight, and almost nothing is known about her.
Katy Mixon has two other siblings, whose names aren’t known to the wide audience.
Bio
Katy Elizabeth Mixon was brought into the world on a warm spring day in 1981. She grew up in a big friendly family. The actress has six siblings.
In her childhood years, Katy was a vivid active girl, who enjoyed her sunny happy life in Florida. One of her hobbies was surfing. Mixon liked her home city, but at the same time she knew, that she wouldn’t be able to spend her whole life there. The reason was her dream to become a professional actress. To refine her natural acting skills, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and passed an exam to the prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. There, she was prepared for her future television and theater work.
Katy debuted as an actress in 2001. At first, she gained some kudos as a theater actress. Her talent became obvious after her performance in Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar”. To pursue more opportunities, she moved from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles.
Nowadays Mixon’s resume is full of versatile movies and TV series. Her most popular roles are Victoria Flynn from “Mike & Molly” and Katie Otto from “American Housewife”. She has been acting as Katy since 2016. Although she shares the name with her famous heroine, that is the only thing, which they have in common. In her interviews, Mixon stresses the fact, that she is different from Mrs. Otto. Nevertheless, her fans adore her chaotic heroine and the TV show in general.
Mrs. Mixon is famous for her voice work, too. Many animated characters speak with her pleasant voice. For example, she spoke for Seraphina in “Tangled: The Series” and for Mrs. Blaylock in “TripTank”.
Interesting and fun facts
- Katy Mixon has almost nothing in common with her famous TV character Katie Otto. But the busiest housewife in the USA has her real-life prototype – Sarah Dunn, one of the show creators. Sarah’s life situations and experience served as the base for the series.
- Unlike many other entertainers, Katy never deals with uncertainty or anxiety. “I always get back on the horse”, she opened up in one of her interviews.
- Katy Mixon comes from a very musical family. That’s why, she explored not just acting, but music, too. In her youth, Katy cooperated with the musicians Shane Scheel and Chris Isaacson and worked as a singer at their Upright Cabaret. Nowadays she dreams about the role in a musical film, which can help her to combine both, singing and acting skills.
- Katy is not ready to appear nude on the screen. If you find some sexual scene with Mixon’s character participating in it, be sure, that you see the understudy actress, not Katy herself. She feels uncomfortable to show her naked body to her viewers.
- Her net worth is estimated at $10 million.