Bobbie Eakes

Bobbie Eakes
Born	Bobbie Diane Eakes July 25, 1961 Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
Other names	Bobbi Eakes Bobbie Steen
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	David Steen (m. 1992–present)
Website	http://www.bobbieeakes.com/

Bobbie Diane Eakes (born July 25, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Macy Alexander on The Bold and the Beautiful (1989–2000, 2001, 2002–2003) and for her role as Krystal Carey on All My Children (2003–2011).

Biography

Personal life

She is the youngest of five daughters in an Air Force family.^[1]

Eakes was Miss Georgia 1982, placing among the top 10 at Miss America 1983. She studied at the University of Georgia. In 1992 she married novelist and actor David Steen on July 4. She has no children. Her sisters are Susan, Sharon, Shelly, and Sandra.

Career

Eakes received bit roles on nighttime television series, such as Cheers, before becoming successful in the soap opera genre. In the mid-1980s, she was the lead singer of the dance-pop group Big Trouble. The group released one self-titled CD in 1987, which was produced by Giorgio Moroder.^[2] Their single "Crazy World" charted on the U.S. singles chart, reaching #71.

She first achieved fame in the role of Macy Alexander on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which she played from 1989 to 2000 (on contract), 2001 (guest appearance) and 2002 to 2003 (on contract). A very popular "good girl" kind of character, Macy battled with her inner demons (including an addiction to alcohol) before finally finding happiness with Deacon Sharpe (played by Sean Kanan. On the show, Macy was an accomplished singer in her own right (in tune with Bobbie Eakes' hobby).

Between stints as Macy, Eakes hosted shows on the country music television channel Great American Country. She was also a member of an all-girl band named BIG TROUBLE, where she was the lead singer. She was also featured on country music singer Collin Raye's 2000 single "Tired of Loving This Way", which peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

On July 7, 2000, her character "died" in a fiery explosion when her car crashed into a gasoline truck when the writers of the show felt the character of Macy no longer contributed to the show's storyline. She was brought back to the show during the B&B location shoot at Portofino, Italy in December 2002, and was then killed off after a chandelier fell on her during a concert in 2003. The decision was made to kill Macy off a second time after Eakes had decided to take the role of Krystal Carey on All My Children, as the complete opposite of Macy, playing the sexy and sassy character. The role of Krystal is loosely based on Eakes' Southern upbringing.

Eakes also starred in productions of Cinderella and Love Letters opposite her former costar Jeff Trachta in Los Angeles. The two are still friends offscreen. The CD they recorded together, "Bold and Beautiful Duets", went double-platinum in Europe.

With All My Children airing its final episode on ABC in September 2011, in June 2011 it was highly rumored that Bobbie Eakes would be returning to The Bold and the Beautiful. And also stars on as Katherine "Kitty" The Grove: The Series created by Crystal Chappell

Filmography

Television
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	Matlock	Joanne Leigh	1 episode – as Bobbi Eakes
1987	Jake and the Fatman	April Blue	1 episode
	Falcon Crest	Dating Girl
	Werewolf	Margaret
1988	Cheers	Laurie Drake	1 episode (season 6, episode 15: Tale of Two Cuties)
1989	The Wonder Years	Bookstore Clerk	2 episodes
1989	Full House	Diane	1 episode
	21 Jump Street	Bobbie	1 episode
	The Bold and the Beautiful	Macy Alexander	Role from: April 27, 1989 – July 30, 2000; August 1–2, 2001; December 2002 – October 2003
1995	Land's End	Stephanie Wade	1 episode
2001	Doc	Molly Campbell	1 episode
	JAG	Annabel Hart	1 episode
	Days of Our Lives	Marchioness of La Cienega	1 episode
2003–2011	All My Children	Krystal Carey	December 12, 2003 – September 23, 2011
2004–2005	One Life to Live	Krystal Carey	November 12 – 19, 2004; February 17 – 21, 2005
2004	Hope & Faith	Herself	2 episodes
	The Division	Ms. Emberly	1 episodes
2008	Sordid Lives: The Series	Daniella	2 episodes
Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	A Gift from Heaven	Unknown
2001	Choosing Matthias	Kay
2003	Charlie's War	Caroline Lewis

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Bold and Beautiful Duets (with Jeff Trachta)	Release date: 1994 Label: Arcade
Here and Now	Release date: 1998 Label: CNR
Something Beautiful	Release date: April 26, 2005 Label: Brentwood Records

Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions		Album
			US Country	CAN Country
2000	"Tired of Loving This Way"	Collin Raye	50	76	Tracks

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2000	"Tired of Loving This Way" (with Collin Raye)	Jon Small

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Result	Ref
1992	Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Love Story: Daytime or Prime Time (shared with Jeff Trachta)	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[3]
1994	Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[4]
1999	Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated	[5]
2005	Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress	All My Children	Nominated	[6]
2006	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	All My Children	Nominated	[7]
2010	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	All My Children	Nominated	[8]

References

1. Bobbie Eakes Official Website
2. Giorgio Moroder discography, 1986-1990
3. "Event: Soap Opera Digest Awards (1992)". Internet Movie Database. 1992. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
4. "Event: Soap Opera Digest Awards (1994)". Internet Movie Database. 1992. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
5. "Event: Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999)". Internet Movie Database. 1992. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
6. "Event: Soap Opera Digest Awards (2005)". Internet Movie Database. 1992. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
7. "The 33rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York, New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
8. "The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Bobbie Eakes at the Internet Movie Database
• A & A's Newssite 4 Bobbie Eakes
• Bobbie Eakes Divas of Daytime Interview
• Official Bobbie Eakes Channel
• Official Bobbie Eakes Message Board
• Divas of Daytime TV
• Bobbie Eakes profile