Kim Fields
Fields in 2019
Born	Kim Victoria Fields (1969-05-12) May 12, 1969 New York City, U.S.
Other names	Kim Fields Freeman
Education	Pepperdine University (BA)
Occupation(s)	Actress, director
Years active	1977–present
Known for	The Facts of Life Living Single Real Housewives of Atlanta The Upshaws
Spouses	Johnathon Franklin Freeman ​ ​ (m. 1995⁠–⁠2001)​ Christopher Morgan ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2
Parent	Chip Fields-Hurd (mother)
Relatives	Alexis Fields (sister)

Kim Victoria Fields-Morgan (née Fields, formerly Freeman; born May 12, 1969) is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to greater prominence for her role as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey in the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1979–1981), as well as its spin-off The Facts of Life (1979–1988).

Fields made her transition into mature roles as Regine Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single (1993–1998). Afterwards, she began work as a director on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel, as well as Tyler Perry's House of Payne. She currently stars in the Netflix original series The Upshaws (2021-present).

Early life

Fields is the daughter of actress/director Chip Fields-Hurd, and the older sister of actress Alexis Fields, who is best known for her roles on Kenan & Kel, Moesha, Sister, Sister, and Roc.

Career

Before appearing on The Facts of Life, Fields co-starred in a short-lived sitcom called Baby, I'm Back with Demond Wilson and Denise Nicholas, and she appeared in a television commercial for Mrs. Butterworth's syrup.^[1][2] She later appeared on two episodes of Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson.^[3] Fields' episodes on Good Times were "The Snow Storm" and "The Physical".

Fields played the role of Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1988. Even years later, many still recognize her catchphrase, "We're in troouu-ble!". When the show began production, Fields was so short that the producers put her on roller skates during the first season so that they could avoid difficult camera angles. However, she later lost a role as Arnold Jackson's girlfriend on The Facts of Life's parent show Diff'rent Strokes because she was taller than Gary Coleman, who played Arnold. In 1984, during the run of The Facts of Life, Fields released two singles on the Critique Records label: the disco/Hi-NRG "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not" (which became a minor club hit), and "Dear Michael" (which became a minor R&B hit, reaching No. 50).^[4]

After taking time away from acting to attend Pepperdine University. Fields also appeared in a 1993 episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in which Will Smith pretended to marry her in an attempt to seduce her.^[5] Fields had a starring role in the hit Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998 as Regina "Reginé" Hunter.^[6]

At the end of Living Single, Fields began performing rap music and R&B with a group called Impromp 2.^[7] With her degree from Pepperdine University, Fields began directing. Fields directed a number of episodes of the All That! spin-off Kenan & Kel, in which she also appeared in two episodes.^[8] She has worked as a director on the sitcoms Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, Tyler Perry's House of Payne and BET's Let's Stay Together.^[9][10][11]

Fields guest-starred on television shows such as UPN's One on One, The Golden Palace, and appeared as herself on HBO's The Comeback. On February 1, 2007, Fields was reunited with her co-star Lisa Whelchel on WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas. Fields was in Dallas to promote her appearance in the production Issues: We've All Got 'Em when Whelchel was introduced as a surprise guest. It marked the first time in six years (since The Facts of Life Reunion movie) that Fields and Whelchel had seen each other.

Fields in 2011

Fields has worked with her husband Christopher Morgan on projects. In 2010, she and Christopher produced and directed a Christmas television special called Holiday Love. They shot the entire show in three days. Holiday Love aired on TV One and a second episode aired for Christmas, 2011. In an interview that included background on the show, Fields described the Christmas special as "restorative and transformative" of her Christian faith.^[12] Fields revived Holiday Love on the Internet in 2013.^[13]

On August 18, 2015, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of Bravo reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its eighth season.^[14] On March 21, 2016, she announced that she would not return to the show for another season.

On March 8, 2016, Fields was announced as one of the celebrities who will compete on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Sasha Farber.^[15] On May 2, 2016, during a double elimination, Fields and Farber were eliminated and finished the competition in 8th place.

In 2017, Fields played the role of Theresa Newman in the Christian film A Question of Faith. The movie featured Fields' first co-starring appearance in a feature film and premiered in theaters on September 29, 2017.^[16]

Currently, Fields stars on Netflix's The Upshaws.

Personal life

Fields was married to film producer Johnathon Franklin Freeman from 1995 to 2001.^[17] Fields gave birth to her first child, Sebastian Alexander Morgan, by then-boyfriend Broadway actor Christopher Morgan.^[18] The couple introduced their son the following week in People magazine.^[19] On July 23, 2007, they were married in a private ceremony officiated by Pastor Donnie McClurkin. On July 24, 2013 she announced on the talk show The Real that she and her husband were expecting another son;^[20] they went on to welcome Quincy Xavier Morgan in Atlanta, Georgia.^[21]

Filmography

References

External links

• Kim Fields at IMDb