Kim Fields

Kim Fields
Fields in 2011
Born	Kim Victoria Fields (1969-05-12) May 12, 1969 New York, New York, U.S.
Other names	Kim Fields Freeman
Occupation	Actress, singer, director
Years active	1977–present
Known for	The Facts of Life
Spouse(s)	Johnathon Franklin Freeman (m. 1995–2001) Christopher Morgan (m. 2007)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Chip Fields (mother)

Kim Victoria Fields (born May 12, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and television director. She is known for her roles as Tootie Ramsey on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life (1979–88), and as Regina "Regine" Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single (1993–98). She is the daughter of actress/director Chip Fields.

Career

Acting

Before appearing on Facts of Life, Fields co-starred in a short-lived sitcom called Baby, I'm Back with Demond Wilson and Denise Nicholas, and appeared in a television commercial for Mrs. Butterworth's pancake syrup. She later appeared on Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson. Her real-life mother, Chip Fields, guest-starred on Good Times as the mother of Penny. Chip and Kim never appeared in the same episodes. Kim's episodes on Good Times were "The Snow Storm" and "The Physical."

Fields played the role of Tootie on the sitcom The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1988. Even decades 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. Ironically, 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.

Her real-life mother Chip Fields portrayed Diane Ramsey, Tootie's mother, on Facts of Life as well as playing Regine's mother on Living Single.

After taking time away from acting to attend Pepperdine University, she had a starring role in the hit Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998 as Regine Hunter.

Fields guest-starred on television series such as One on One, The Golden Palace, and appeared as herself on HBO's The Comeback. Fields also appeared in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in which Will Smith pretended to marry her in an attempt to seduce her.

On February 1, 2007, Fields was reunited with 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.

Music

In 1984, during the run of 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 #50).

After the cancellation of Living Single, Fields began performing rap music and R&B with a group called Impromp2.

Directing

With degree in hand from Pepperdine University, she began directing. Fields directed a number of episodes of the All That! spin-off Kenan & Kel, in which she also appeared in two episodes. 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.

Television

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 season eight.

Personal life

Fields gave birth to her first child, Sebastian Alexander Morgan, by then-boyfriend, Broadway actor Christopher Morgan, on May 4, 2007. The couple introduced their son the following week in People magazine. 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 child, a boy. The couple welcomed their second son, Quincy, on December 3, 2013 in Atlanta, Ga.

Filmography

Acting

TV and film roles
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Have I Got a Christmas for You	Sharon Hayes	TV movie
1978	Baby, I'm Back	Angie Ellis	12 episodes
1978	Good Times	Kim	2 episodes
1979	Diff'rent Strokes	Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey	5 episodes
1979	Mork & Mindy	Patti	Episode: "Mork's Health Hints"
1979	Roots: The Next Generations	Lydia Haley	Episode 6
1979	The Facts of Life	Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey	201 episodes
1980	Children of Divorce	Denise Williams	TV movie
1980	The Comeback Kid	Molly	TV movie
1982	The Facts of Life Goes to Paris	Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey	TV movie
1982	The Kid with the Broken Halo	Teri Desautel	TV movie
1984	Pryor's Place	Rita	Episode: "Cousin Rita "
1987	The Facts of Life Down Under	Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey	TV movie
1988	227	Donna Dalton	Episode: "The Roommate"
1992	Martin	Monica Hurd	Episode: "Radio Days"
1992	The Golden Palace	Trisha	Episode: "Can't Stand Losing You"
1993	Living Single	Regine Hunter	118 episodes
1993	Roc	Ruth	Episode: "Second Time Around"
1993	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Monique	Episode: "The Best Laid Plans"
1995	The Crew	Regine Hunter	Episode: "The Mating Season"
1996	C Bear and Jamal	Maya	Voice role
1997/99	Kenan & Kel	Miss Horn	2 episodes
1998	Cupid	Theresa	Episode: "Hung Jury"
1999	Uninvited Guest	Mecca
2000	Glow	Miss Downey
2000	Hidden Blessings	Carrie McNichols	TV movie
2000	Strong Medicine	Lottie	Episode: "Side Effects"
2001	Me & Mrs. Jones	Desiree
2001	The Drew Carey Show	Kate's Double	Episode: "What's Wrong with This Episode IV"
2001	The Facts of Life Reunion	Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey	TV movie
2001	The Steve Harvey Show	Corrine	Episode: "Dissin' Cousins"
2003	Miss Match	LA Weekly Reporter	Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker"
2004	One on One	Ms. Swain	2 episodes
2004	The Division	Principal Ogden	Episode(s): "Zero Tolerance" (parts 1 & 2)
2005	The Comeback	Kim Fields	Episode: Pilot
2006	Eve	Rochelle	Episode: "Banishing Acts"
2008	The Cleaner	Carla Anders	Episode: "Lie with Me"
2010	Monster Mutt	Valerie Williams
2012	What to Expect When You're Expecting	Social Worker
2014	For Better or For Worse	Roseanne	TV movie
2015	The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Herself	Season 8

Directing

Year	Title	Notes
1996, 1997	Living Single	2 episodes
1996–2000	Kenan & Kel	26 episodes
2009–2012	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	8 episodes
2011	Let's Stay Together	3 episodes

External links

• Kim Fields at the Internet Movie Database
• Children of the World Project