Bobbie Eakes

Bobbie Diane Eakes 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

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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.<ref name="Bio" />

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 rock group Big Trouble. The group released one self-titled CD in 1987, which was produced by Giorgio Moroder.<ref>Giorgio Moroder discography, 1986-1990 Template:Webarchive</ref> Their single "Crazy World" charted on the U.S. singles chart, reaching No. 71. As a result, Big Trouble became short-lived one-hit wonders.Template:Citation needed

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 Eakes' hobby).

Between stints as Macy, Eakes hosted shows on the country music television channel Great American Country. She was also featured on country music singer Collin Raye's 2000 single "Tired of Loving This Way", which peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.Template:Citation needed

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 have still been friends offscreen. The CD they recorded together, Bold and Beautiful Duets, went double-platinum in Europe.Template:Citation needed

With All My Children airing its final episode on ABC in September 2011, earlier in June it was highly rumored that Eakes would be returning to The Bold and the Beautiful. She also starred as Katherine "Kitty" on The Grove: The Series created by Crystal Chappell and in 12 episodes of Tainted Dreams. Both were released exclusively online.

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
1989–2000 2001–2003	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 9, 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 episode
2008	Sordid Lives: The Series	Daniella	2 episodes
2011	Who Is Billie Mackenzie?	Mrs. Mackenzie	1 episode
2012	Fumbling Thru the Pieces	Crystal	3 episodes
2022	P-Valley	Delta	1 episode
	George & Tammy	Nan Smith	2 episodes
Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	A Gift from Heaven	Unknown
2001	Choosing Matthias	Kay
2003	Charlie's War	Caroline Lewis
2011	A Christmas Wedding Tale	Hillary	TV movie
2013	Sunny and RayRay	Abilene
2013	Southern Baptist Sissies	Mark's mother
2015	The Diamond in the Desert	Newscaster	Short
2017	Distortion	Pam Walters
2020	The Bellmen	Catherine
2020	The Crickets Dance	Janice
2022	A Christmas Open House	Janice
2024	Our Little Secret	Cheryl
Web
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Grove	Katherine	Pilot
2014–2017	Tainted Dreams	Courtney Parish	12 episodes: January 4, 2014; December 25, 2016; December 28, 2017

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Big Trouble Template:Small	Release date: 1988 Label: Epic
Bold and Beautiful Duets Template:Small	Release date: 1994 Label: Arcade
Duets II Template:Small	Release date: 1995 Label: Arcade
Here and Now	Release date: 1998 Label: CNR Music
Something Beautiful	Release date: April 26, 2005 Label: Brentwood Records
Change	Release date: 2012 Self-released

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	"Loving This Way" Template:Small	Jon Small

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

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2006 {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	All My Children	Template:Nom	{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}
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