10. A New Jersey girl, Zeman grew up in Englewood and finished high school at the early age of 15. She then made her way across the bridge to New York where she studied dance at New York University.
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9. To make ends meet in New York, the voluptuous Zeman was a Bunny at the Playboy Club back in 1972.
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8. Zeman made her soap opera debut four years after her Playboy stint when she won the role of Lana McClain on “One Life to Live.” She only stayed on the soap for one year, but it was the acting break she needed. A short role on “The Edge of Night” soon followed.
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7. ABC remembered Zeman in 1977 when it needed to cast the role of a new nurse on “General Hospital.” She won the role of Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Spencer and the rest is daytime history.
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6. That same year, Zeman appeared in the movie, “The Day the Music Died,” but it was “GH” that made her a household name.
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5. Bobbie was somewhat vixenish at first, but she caught on with the fans, especially when the soap gave her a brother, the rogue-ish Luke Spencer, played by the legendary Tony Geary.
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4. Zeman made a family for herself at “General Hospital,” as well as a career, even starring with Rick Springfield as Noah Drake. She was great friends with the late Shell Kepler, who played Amy Vining, as well as Anna Lee, who was the show matriarch as Lila Quartermaine.
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3. As Bobbie, Zeman went through many loves and marriages, with her marriage to Tony Jones being the longest and turning her into a heroine with the show, rather than a vixen fans loved to hate and also loved to love.
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2. Zeman has been married three times, but it’s her third marriage to Glen Gorden that has lasted the longest. The pair married in 1988 and divorced in 2007. They have two daughters together, Cassidy Zee and Lacey Rose.
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1. In 2008, Zeman was put on recurring status with “General Hospital,” but she has remained in Port Charles and Bobbie is still seen enough to remain one of the most beloved characters in the show’s history.
