Berlie Dixon was born on 5 April 1930 in Badin, North Carolina, USA. She was married to Ivan Dixon. She died on 9 February 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.