Bobbie Eakes Biography

Bobbie Diane Eakes (born July 25, 1961 in Warner Robins, Georgia) is an American actress. Before she started acting, she was Miss Georgia 1982.

She is most known for her role as Macy Alexander on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which she played from 1989 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2003. A very popular "good girl" kind of character, Macy battled with her inner demons (including an addiction to alcohol) before finally finding happiness with Thorne Forrester (played by Jeff Trachta and then Winsor Harmon). 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 GAC.

In July 2000, her character died in a fiery explosion when her car crashed into a gasoline truck when the writers of the show felt Bobbie's character, Macy Alexander didn't contribute to the storyline anymore. She was brought back to the show during the B&B location shoot at Portofino, Italy in December 2002. It was revealed that her father, who was in the Witness Protection Program, had been hiding her as she recuperated from her wounds in Italy. After much persuading, Macy came back to America, only to be gravely injured when a chandelier fell on her after a performance at a new nightclub in Beverly Hills. She was taken off life support off-camera, as she continued on contract status until the writers could derive a storyline for her character to come out of her coma. The decision was made to kill Macy off a second time when Eakes had decided to take the role of Krystal Carey Chandler on All My Children. The role of Krystal is loosely based on Eakes's 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.

Eakes has been married to writer/actor David Steen since July 1993. They met in acting class.