Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Phillips moved to Hollywood in 1990 and began working in television soon after.

[2] In between The Crow: Stairway to Heaven filming, Phillips also showed off her martial arts abilities in a series of tele-films for Paramount Pictures.

Phillips appeared on numerous popular television shows such as The Hitchhiker, Stargate SG-1, The X-Files (Best Actress Winner),[3] Married... with Children, Two Guys and a Girl and Baywatch.

Phillips continued to perform in television sitcoms, dramas, and independent feature films up until her early retirement in 2003.

Bobbie and her husband travelled to Costa Rica to rescue animals and begin Anthony's surfing career.

In the same year she visited Sri Lanka and learned about the inner workings of the organization Embark, whose main focus is street dogs in the island nation.