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Bobbie Eakes Biography
Birth Name:Bobbie Diane Eakes
Birth Place:Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Served as a presenter for the 2007 Gifts of Love AIDS Benefit
- Helped raise funds for the Meraih Bintang Foundation in the 2011 Montecito Half Marathon
- Supports the non-profit organization AHOPE for Children
- Met writer and actor David Steen during an acting class and married him in 1992
- While finding small roles in series like "Cheers," Eakes found success in the music industry with her pop group Big Trouble and their 1987 single "Crazy World․"
- Won the 1982 Miss Georgia pageant and went on to place top 10 in the same year's Miss America pageant
- Her interests include painting and long distance running
Awards
- 1992Soap Opera Digest Award-Best Love Story: Daytime or Prime Time: nominated
- 1994Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress: nominated
- 1999Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2005Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2006Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated