Rebecca Gayheart Celebrates Daughter's 16th Birthday with Heartfelt Tribute to Eric Dane

DeAnna JanesTue, March 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC

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Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Dane’s widow, is celebrating her daughter Billie Beatrice Dane.

Sharing a three-slide post on her Instagram Stories, the actress wished her now-16-year-old daughter a happy birthday in the sweetest way.

“Happy Sweet 16 to the sweetest girl — mommy loves you to the moon and back unconditionally forever and ever,” she wrote over the first image, which shows a younger Billie holding a pink ice cream cone and sporting adorable denim coveralls and a pink flower bow in her hair.

The second — a moving montage of pop-ups and pics featuring Billie, sisterGeorgia (now 13), Mom, and Dad over the years — includes a multicolored “Happy Birthday” tag, before giving way to the last slide, an image of little Billie and Georgia in a hot-pink Barbie Jeep.

“Happy Birthday Billie #thisissixteen,” is written over the last image.

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Gayheart soundtracks the birthday post to Kina Grannis’ “You Are My Sunshine” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide.” For any parent, that will be enough to tug at the heartstrings.

Before his death, Eric Dane sat with Brad Falchuk for a candid interview, titled Famous Last Words. In it, he leaves a message for his girls.

“I see you now playing in the ocean for hours, my water babies,” he says, speaking directly to his daughters. “Live now,” he adds.

Following her husband's death on Feb. 19 after a battle with ALS, Gayheart, 54, posted a tribute to Dane, 53, on her Stories. Stretching over 10 minutes, the images and slideshow end with a picture of Dane in his wheelchair in what appears to be a men’s department store.

Hope you have plenty of Kleenex nearby.

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