Randi Oakes

Randi Oakes is an American actress and fashion model. Active in the 1970s and early 1980s, she is probably best known for her role as Officer Bonnie Clark on the television series CHiPs, a role she played from 1979 to 1982. After marrying actor Gregory Harrison in 1980, she retired from acting after the birth of her first child in 1985.

Early life Oakes was born in Sumner, Iowa and grew up in Randalia, Iowa. While in high school, she went to Des Moines, Iowa twice per week to attend modeling school. Oakes was named Miss Iowa Model of the Year and moved to New York City with a modeling contract at age 17.

Oakes appeared on multiple editions of Circus of the Stars, and she was a frequent competitor on (and one-time host of) Battle of the Network Stars.

As of 2015, Oakes returned to television, with other notable CHiPs stars, for a series of introductions and interviews for MeTV's weekly CHiPs reruns.

Family While competing on a 1979 edition of Battle of the Network Stars, Oakes (on the NBC team) met her future husband, actor Gregory Harrison of Trapper John, M.D. fame (playing for the CBS team). The couple originally lived together in Sherman Oaks, California,