Berlie Dixon was born on April 5, 1930 in Badin, North Carolina, USA. She was married to Ivan Dixon. She died on February 9, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
She had four children with her late husband Ivan Dixon: 3 sons, N'Gai Christopher Dixon (died), Ivan Nathaniel Dixon IV (died) & Alan Kimara Dixon, and one daughter Doris Nomathande Dixon.