Education
She studied at the University of Georgia.
She studied at the University of Georgia.
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). Personal life
She is the youngest of five daughters in an Air Force family. She has no children. Her sisters are Susan, Sharon, Shelly, and Sandra.
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-popular group Big Trouble. The group released one self-titled Civil Defense in 1987, which was produced by Giorgio Moroder.
Their single "Crazy World" charted on the United States. singles chart, reaching #71. 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.
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 #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 Los Angeles
The two are still friends offscreen. The Civil Defense they recorded together, "Bold and Beautiful Duets", went double-platinum in Europe.
With All My Children airing its final episode on American Broadcasting Company 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.
She was also a member of an all-girl band named BIG TROUBLE, where she was the lead singer.