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Date of Birth

29 January 1968, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Birth Name

Bobbie J. Phillips

Mini Biography

A true "Chameleon", Bobbie has played roles so diverse in her years as an actress, sometimes it's difficult to recognize her in the role. Her most famous roles have been: Julie Costello on Steven Bochco's "Murder One" (1995); Dr. Bambi Berenbaum on "The X-Files" (1993); the First Female Crow, "Talon", on "The Crow: Stairway to Heaven" (1998); and as the "Chameleon" in a series of movies for Paramount. She pops up on television shows such as "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (1998) and "Seven Days" (1998) and she always reinvents herself like a great actress should.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Dr. Stanley Marshall

Mini Biography

Brains and beauty are two words that have been repeatedly used to describe Bobbie Phillips throughout her career. Graduating high school at only 16 years old, Bobbie took drama classes to prepare her for becoming a trial attorney. In lieu of pursuing law, the acting bug got her and she moved to Los Angeles. Her talent and looks were quickly noticed and she began work immediately. She has credited casting director Dori Zuckerman with helping her to land her first guest role on the short-lived sitcom "They Came from Outer Space" (1990). She went on to do shows such as "Married with Children" (1987) and "Baywatch" (1989) as well as the film TC 2000 (1993), in which she starred with Billy Blanks (developer of Tae Bo). She continued doing sitcoms and martial arts films, but none of these really gave her acting chops the workout she desired. Upon the advice of famed casting director Johanna Ray, Bobbie went from blonde to brunette and her career changed within weeks. She started getting the kinds of roles she wanted, such as Julie Costello on Steven Bochco's critically acclaimed "Murder One" (1995). She has since received awards for her stints on shows such as "The X-Files" (1993) (she was the unforgettable Dr. Bambi Berenbaum we all loved to hate), the syndicated drama "The Cape" (1996) as Lt. Barbara DeSantos and the highly rated Paramount/UPN franchise "Chameleon", where she had the opportunity to blend her acting with her martial arts abilities, as well as blend into the background. Throughout her career, Bobbie has starred in many independent films. She is also a writer, singer, philanthropist and entrepreneur.

IMDb Mini Biography By: T.R.& articles by David Martindale and Richard Huff

Spouse

Filipetto, Anthony

(? - present) 1 child

Trivia

Voted one of the "10 Hottest Faces of '95" by TV Guide magazine.

Rides a motorcycle and races dirt bikes.

Originally trained by Billy Blanks in martial arts in 1993. Has continued training in kung fu. Does much of her own martial arts in the movies.

Has one son, Mark.

Had a 4.0 average in college while studying to be a lawyer. Took acting classes to "better her courtroom performance". Fell in love with drama and moved to L.A. to "give acting a try". Has been a working actress ever since.

Member of Media Fellowship International (MFI).

Nationality is part Native American from the Osage tribe. Her great-grandfather was an Osage chief.

She was under contract with Paramount Studios from 1998 to 2001. During this time Chameleon (1998) (TV), Chameleon II: Death Match (2000) (TV) and Chameleon 3: Dark Angel (2000) (TV) were made.

Salary

Chameleon (1998) (TV)

$200,000