Bobbie Eakes

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Bobbie Eakes (Krystal, AMC)

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The 411

Raised in Warner Robins, GA, Bobbie Eakes originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music, but before long, she got her first break in the acting biz: a role on LAVERNE & SHIRLEY. She didn't give up on singing, though, and became a member of the band Big Trouble, which performed as the house band on the syndicated series COMEDY BREAK. When the band broke up, she was offered the role of Macy on BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, which she took in 1989. She sang frequently on the show, often with co-star Jeff Trachta (ex-Thorne); their compact discs, Bold and Beautiful Duets I and II, went double-platinum in Europe, where B&B is especially popular. She left B&B in 2000 and returned two years later. In 2003, when she landed the role of AMC's Krystal, Eakes and her husband of more than a decade relocated to New York. Eakes is also the former host of the Top 20 Country Countdown for the Great American Country Network.

Et Cetera

—Is the youngest of five siblings, all girls.
—For the talent portion of the 1982 Miss America pageant (she was Miss Georgia), Eakes sang a song from Funny Girl
—Freaked out the first time she spoke to AMC's publicist because she found his voice to be identical to that of Digest editor Devin Owens.

Career Highlights

Other Soap Roles
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, (Macy Alexander, 1989-2000; 2001; 2002-03
DAYS OF OUR LIVES (Marchioness Of La Cienega, February 2001)
TV Roles
HOPE & FAITH (Herself, 2004)
SOAP TALK (Herself, 2004)
DOC (Molly Campbell, 2001)
JAG (Annabel Hart, 2001)
LANDS END (Stephanie Wade, 1995)
MATLOCK (Joanne Leigh, 1990)
FULL HOUSE (Diane, 1989)
21 JUMP STREET (1989)
THE WONDER YEARS (Bookstore clerk, 1988)
CHEERS (Laurie Drake, 1988)
JAKE AND THE FATMAN (April Blue, 1987)
FALCON CREST (Dating Girl, 1987)
WEREWOLF (Margaret, 1987)
MATLOCK (Joanne Leigh), 1986)
Film Roles
Charlie's War (Caroline Lewis, 2003)
Choosing Matthias (Kay, 2001)
A Gift from Heaven (1994)

Memorable Quotes

"I think I'm a good kisser." —Soap Opera Digest, 7/29/03

"Ours was a slow-growing relationship which has become very, very deep." —On her romance with hubby David Steen, Digest, 4/1/97

"I forgot to do my evening-gown speech. I went out and did my little turn. When I walked down the ramp, I noticed that all my family and friends had this look of sheer horror on their faces.... When I was called out as one of the top 10 I was completely shocked." —On the Miss America pageant, Digest, 11/28/89

Official Web Site

www.bobbieeakes.com

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