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<p>A native of the United States, Katy Mixon works as an actor. She began her career with supporting roles in films such as The Quiet (2005), Four Christmases (2008), and State of Play (2009) before obtaining the female lead role in HBO's comedy series Eastbound & Down (2009–2013).</p>

<h2>Early Life</h2>

<p>Mixon was born on March 30, 1981, and nurtured in the Florida city of Pensacola, where she is the youngest of seven siblings. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts after attending the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, Alabama. Her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama was her first major accomplishment.</p>

<p>What's impressive about Katy's family is that she grew up with six siblings, as her parents both had children of their own from previous marriages. With parents who are no strangers to performing, her mother came just shy of being crowned Miss Louisiana, and her father was once in a band; it is no surprise that many of Katy's siblings have chosen to follow a creative path as well. "We're the Von Trapp family singers," she jokes.</p>

<h2>Career</h2>

<p>It was in 2001 that she made her professional acting debut as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calpurnia_(wife_of_Caesar)">Calpurnia</a> in a Utah Shakespearean Festival production of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar">Julius Caesar</a>. Mixon went to Los Angeles in 2003. She gained great acclaim for her performance in American Standard, an interactive theater piece that made its Los Angeles premiere at Edgefest in 2005. He has performed at Upright Cabaret numerous times.</p>

<p>Michelle Fell, the character she played opposite <a href="/biography/elisha-cuthbert">Elisha Cuthbert</a> in the 2005 thriller The Quiet, was Mixon's feature film debut.</p>

<p>The following year, she appeared in the romantic comedy Blind Dating as a supporting character. A more substantial role was played by Mixon as <a href="/biography/jon-favreau">Jon Favreau</a>'s younger wife in the comedy Four Christmases, which came out in 2008. The Informers, State of Play, and All About Steve were all hits in 2009, and she also starred in a number of more minor roles in other films. As of April Buchanon in the HBO baseball comedy series Eastbound & Down, she co-starred alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_McBride">Danny McBride</a> for three seasons from 2009 to 2013.</p>

<p><a href="/biography/swoosie-kurtz">Swoosie Kurtz</a> and <a href="/biography/melissa-mccarthy">Melissa McCarthy</a> co-starred in CBS sitcom Mike & Molly in 2010, and Mixon played Victoria Flynn in the same show the following year.</p>

<p>Vanity Fair called her character's appearance on the show "the funniest part." When the show ended in 2016, there were six seasons and 127 episodes. After her stint on Mike & Molly, Mixon starred opposite <a href="/biography/jessica-chastain">Jessica Chastain</a>, and <a href="/biography/michael-shannon">Michael Shannon</a> in the critically acclaimed independent drama film Take Shelter. In 2011, the film was released to the general public. She appears in Drive Angry (2011), starring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage">Nicolas Cage</a>, and she also gave the voice of Tina Nelson in the animated picture Minions (2015). When Hell or High Water was published in 2016, she played alongside <a href="/biography/jeff-bridges">Jeff Bridges</a> and <a href="/biography/chris-pine">Chris Pine</a> in the critically acclaimed crime film.</p>

<p>In 2016, she had her first starring role in a television show, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Housewife">American Housewife</a>, created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Dunn_(author)">Sarah Dunn</a> and starred Mixon.</p>

<p>Mixon's portrayal as Katie Otto in the film has been lauded by critics. Ones to Watch" list from People magazine includes her.</p>

<h2>Personal Life</h2>

<p>On May 16, 2018, Elektra Saint was born to Mixon and her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaux_Greer">husband</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaux_Greer">Breaux Greer</a>. They have one boy, Kingston Saint, who was born on May 19, 2017, and one daughter, Elektra Saint, who was born just three days before Kingston Saint's first birthday on May 16, 2018. She was in a relationship with <a href="/biography/bobby-deen">Chef</a> <a href="/biography/bobby-deen">Bobby Deen</a> before her marriage to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaux_Greer">Breaux Greer</a>.</p>

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