Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart’s Children: All About Daughters Billie and Georgia

Mar. 15, 2025

Billie Beatrice Dane, Eric Dane and Georgia Geraldine Dane attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures' “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” on May 30, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

ActorEric Daneis head-over-heels for his two children,Billie Beatrice Daneand Georgia Geraldine Dane.

TheGrey’s Anatomystar became a dad for the first time when he welcomed his daughter Billie in March 2010 with his wife,Rebecca Gayheart. They completed their family in December 2011 with the birth of daughter Georgia.

“I never had a family, and now I do,” Eric told PEOPLE of his girls. “I know I’m a very lucky guy.”

Eric and Gayheart eventually split in 2018 and the actressfiled for divorcefrom her longtime partner that same year, citing irreconcilable differences.

“After 14 years together we have decided that ending our marriage is the best decision for our family,” Eric said in a statement to PEOPLE. “We will continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls as they are the most important thing in the world to us.”

The couple amicably co-parented for seven years before Gayheartrequested to dismiss her divorcefrom Eric in March 2025.

Here’s everything to know about Eric Dane’s children, Billie and Georgia.

Billie Beatrice Dane, 15

Billie Beatrice Dane attends the 20th Anniversary Chrysalis Butterfly Ball at Private Residence on October 01, 2022 in Brentwood, California.Rich Polk/Getty

Rich Polk/Getty

Eric and Gayheart welcomed their first child together, daughter Billie Beatrice Dane, on March 3, 2010.

Eric shared his plans for the delivery room in an interview withEllen DeGeneresin February 2010, a month before their child arrived. “I’ll be in the room,” he said. “I’m going to stay close to my wife and make sure that she is all right. I’m really excited. I’m also very interested.”

He teased that the name they chose for their daughter would be “straight down the middle” between weird and traditional.

Shortly after Billie was born, her name was announced, and years later, Eric shared how they chose the moniker onHarry Connick Jr.’s talk show in 2016. “[Billie’s] named after my father. … Whether it was a boy or a girl, the firstborn was gonna be a Billie,” he said.

From the beginning, Billie was a total ham. “She knows how to steal the spotlight,” the actress told PEOPLE in 2012, adding that it’s something she gets “from her dad.”

“She is a spitfire,” Gayheart added about the then-2½ year old. “We call her my spirited, challenging child ’cause she’s just full of fire … Everyone thinks she’s 4 … having full-on conversations and taking over her preschool.”

Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane with their daughter Billie Beatrice Dane arrive at the 13th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.Amanda Edwards/WireImage

Amanda Edwards/WireImage

That passion for the limelight only continued to grow: Billie is now a model and dancer.

“Congratulations Billie on a BEAUTIFUL dance showcase today #proudmom,” Gayheart captioned a post on herInstagram Storiesof her daughter holding flowers in December 2021.

Billie makes occasionalappearances on the red carpetwith both of her parents. In 2022, she attended the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Brentwood, Calif., where Billie accompanied her mom. Two years later, Billie attended theBad Boys: Ride or Diepremiere in support of her father, who was part of the cast.

When it comes to supporting her dad, Billie and her sister have watched “every episode” ofGrey’s Anatomy, in which the actor starred from season 3 to 9. “They’ve watched everything,” he said onLive with Kelly and Markin 2024, adding that they’ll “never” streamEuphoria.

Billie graduated from middle school in June 2024, and her mom celebrated the milestone with a sweet post onInstagram.

“I know you are more than ready for this next chapter,” Gayheart wrote. “I have watched you juggle school, ballet and life with tenacity, grace and humor. You’re as beautiful inside as you are on the outside. I’m beyond proud of you Billie and love you 4ever and always.”

Georgia Geraldine, 13

Rebecca Gayheart and daughter Georgia Geraldine Dane.Rebecca Gayheart Instagram

Rebecca Gayheart Instagram

Eric and Gayheart celebrated the arrival of their second child, Georgia Geraldine Dane, on Dec. 28, 2011.

TheVanishedstar added, “She sleeps well. She eats well. She’s a gift.”

Speaking to PEOPLE before Georgia’s birth, she shared that the pregnancy was less stressful than the first because Billie kept her occupied.

Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart and their daughters Billie Beatrice Dane and Georgia Dane arrive at the world premiere of Disney’s “Cinderella” on March 1, 2015 in Hollywood, California.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

“What’s made it different is that I’m very focused on Billie … so I’m not very focused on [the pregnancy]. I’m not as neurotic,” she said. “[With Billie] I was micromanaging everything I was eating and every little symptom I was feeling. And this pregnancy I just know everything’s okay.”

While she heard having two kids was “very challenging,” Gayheart and Eric were up for it. “Eventually it’s going to be great because they’re going to be very close in age and very close, hopefully,” she said.

These days, Georgia is an athletic kid who loves volleyball. In 2024, Gayheart posted a video on her Instagram Stories of her younger daughter tearing it up on the court with the caption, “Go Georgia!”

By the sounds of it, she’s also kept her carefree attitude as she’s grown up. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gayheart shared a glimpse into her daughter’s mindset at the start of lockdown.

“She is the only one in the family who is thriving and not just surviving,” the actress wroteon Instagramin April 2020. “She loves being home and finds the joy in most everything she does . I’m so thankful for this kid 🥳💙.”

In an August 2024 interview withVariety, Eric said that Georgia did have an important question for him once she’d had the chance to watch her dad inGrey’s Anatomy.

“My 12-year-old, when she started watching it a couple of years ago looked at me and said, ‘Dad,where did your abs go?’ She was serious. She wasn’t making a joke,” he said.

source: people.com