Jamie Foxx Pays Tribute to Late Sister DeOndra on Anniversary of Her Death: 'Miss You Sis'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jamie Foxx and sister DeOndra Dixon.Photo:Jamie Foxx/Instagram

Jamie Foxx/Instagram

Jamie Foxxis remembering his sisterDeOndra Dixonon the anniversary of death.

“We know that you are up in heaven shining down on us and guiding us in the spirit of joy and happiness,” he continued. “Miss you sis. I love you.”

DeOndra Dixon and Jamie Foxx in 2015.Allison Farden/Getty

Allison Farden/Getty

Dixon, who was born with Down syndrome,died in 2020. “My beautiful loving sister Deondra has transitioned," Foxx wrote on Instagram at the time. “I say transitioned because she will always be alive… anyone who knew my sis… knew that she was a bright light.”

Dixon was a longtime participant in the Special Olympics, starting in the sixth grade, and served as an ambassador for theGlobal Down Syndrome Foundation. After she graduated high school in 2002, she moved from Texas to California to live with Foxx and their sister Deidra.

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Dixon was also passionate about dance, writing in her Global Down Syndrome Foundation biography, “I want to be a professional dancer.” She made an appearance in Foxx’s “Blame It” music video in 2009 and performed onstage at his concerts. In 2020, she joined him at the Grammy Awards.

Jamie Foxx and sister DeOndra Dixon.Jamie Foxx/Instagram

In August 2018,Foxx spoke about the positive impact that Dixon had in his life. “I learned how to live," he said during an episode ofDateline.

“Sometimes we get caught up in our world on the extras of everything — ‘Ah, the Mercedes is not the right color!’ " he continued. “And then you see this girl over here, ‘I just want to live. I want to dance. I want to love.’ So she brings you back down to what life is.”

source: people.com