Kim Fields
Kim Fields | |
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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 (
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
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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 were "The Snow Storm" and "The Physical".
Fields played the role of Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom
After taking time away from acting to attend
At the end of Living Single, Fields began performing
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 has worked with her husband Christopher Morgan on projects. In 2010, she and Morgan 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 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 the
On March 8, 2016, Fields was announced as one of the celebrities who will compete on
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.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for You | Sharon Hayes | TV movie |
1980 | The Comeback Kid | Molly | TV movie |
Children of Divorce | Denise Williams | TV movie | |
1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Teri Desautel | TV movie |
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris | Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | TV movie | |
1987 | The Facts of Life Down Under | Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | TV movie |
1999 | Uninvited Guest | Mecca | |
2000 | Hidden Blessings | Carrie McNichols | TV movie |
Glow | Miss Downey | ||
2001 | Me & Mrs. Jones | Desiree | |
The Facts of Life Reunion | Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | TV movie | |
2010 | Monster Mutt | Valerie Williams | TV movie |
2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | Social Worker | |
A Cross to Bear | Joan | TV movie | |
2014 | For Better or For Worse | Roseanne | TV movie |
2017 | A Question of Faith | Theresa Newman | |
Wrapped Up In Christmas | Courtney Widmore | TV movie | |
2018 | Merry Wish-Mas | Celine | TV movie |
2019 | You Light Up My Christmas | Emma Simmons | TV movie |
2021 | Adventures in Christmasing | Parker Baldwin | TV movie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Baby, I'm Back
|
Angie Ellis | Main Cast |
1978-79 | Good Times | Kim | Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Lydia Haley | Episode: "Part VI (1939-1950)" |
Mork & Mindy | Patti | Episode: "Mork's Health Hints" | |
1979-81 | Diff'rent Strokes | Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | Guest: Season 1-3, Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
1979-88 | The Facts of Life | Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | Main Cast |
1980 | Soul Train | Herself | Episode: "Cameo/Edmund Sylvers/Kim Fields" |
The Righteous Apples | LaShawn | Episode: "A Dream Fulfilled" | |
1983 | Go | Herself | Recurring Guest |
1984 | American Bandstand | Herself | Episode: "Episode #27.29" |
Hot Potato | Herself | Recurring Guest | |
Family Feud | Herself | Episode: "Super Teens" | |
Pryor's Place | Rita | Episode: "Cousin Rita" | |
1984-85 | Body Language | Herself | Recurring Guest |
1986 | One to Grow On | Herself | Episode: "Try New Things" |
1987 | Wordplay | Herself | Recurring Guest |
1987-89 | The New Hollywood Squares | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Guest |
1988 | Disneyland | Herself | Episode: "Disneyland's All-Star Comedy Circus" |
227 | Donna Dalton | Episode: "The Roommate" | |
1988-89 | Win, Lose or Draw | Herself | Recurring Guest |
1992 | The Golden Palace | Trisha | Episode: "Can't Stand Losing You" |
Martin | Monica Hurd | Episode: "Radio Days" | |
1993 | Roc | Ruth | Episode: "Second Time Around" |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Monique | Episode: "The Best Laid Plans" | |
1993–97 | Living Single | Regina "Regine" Hunter | Main Cast (Episodes 1-115) |
1994 | An Evening at the Improv
|
Herself/Host | Episode: "Episode #15.3" |
1995 | The Crew | Regina "Regine" Hunter | Episode: "The Mating Season" |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Herself | Episode: "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll" | |
1996 | C Bear and Jamal | Maya (voice) | Main Cast |
1997 | Kenan & Kel | Miss Horn | Episode: "The Crush" |
1998 | Hollywood Squares | Herself/Panelist | Recurring Guest |
Cupid | Theresa | Episode: "Hung Jury" | |
1999 | Kenan & Kel | Miss Horn | Episode: "The Graduates" |
2000 | Strong Medicine | Lottie | Episode: "Side Effects" |
2001 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Herself | Episode: "Classic TV Edition, Show 1 & 2" |
Biography | Herself | Episode: "Kim Fields: A Little Somethin' Somethin'" | |
Intimate Portrait | Herself | Episode: "Kim Fields" | |
The Drew Carey Show | Kate's Double | Episode: "What's Wrong with This Episode IV" | |
The Wonderful World of Disney
|
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey | Episode: "The Facts of Life Reunion" | |
The Steve Harvey Show | Cousin Chloe | Episode: "Dissin' Cousins" | |
2002 | Inside TV Land | Herself | Episode: "Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television - Variety" |
2003 | Star Dates | Herself | Episode: "Kim Fields" |
Cedric the Entertainer Presents | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.12" | |
Intimate Portrait | Herself | Episode: "Gladys Knight" | |
Miss Match | Elizabeth Greene | Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" | |
2004 | Def Poetry Jam | Herself | Episode: "Episode #4.5" |
The Division | Principal Theresa Ogden | Episode: "Zero Tolerance: Part 1 & 2" | |
One on One | Ms. Swain | Episode: "No More Wire Hangers" & "You Don't Have to Go Home..." | |
2005 | The Comeback | Herself | Episode: "Pilot" |
2006 | Eve
|
Rochelle | Episode: "Banishing Acts" |
2008 | The Cleaner | Carla Anders | Episode: "Lie with Me" |
2009 | Whatever Happened To? | Herself | Episode: "Roommates" |
2010 | Lens on Talent | Herself | Episode: "Race Relations" |
Hot 50 of 2010 Countdown | Herself | Episode: "20 to 10... El DeBarge, Lalah Hathaway, Kim Fields, Ginuwine, Kem" | |
Meet the Browns | Director | Episode: "Meet the Neelys" | |
2015-16 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Herself | Main Cast: Season 8
|
2016 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself/Contestant | Contestant: Season 22
|
Greatest Hits | Herself | Episode: "Greatest Hits: 1990–1995" | |
American Masters | Herself | Episode: "Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You" | |
Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Herself | Episode: ""The Sopranos" Star Jamie-Lynn Sigler/Actress Kim Fields" | |
2017 | Battle of the Network Stars | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "TV Sitcoms vs. TV Kids" |
Living the Dream
|
Rhoda | Main Cast: Season 1 | |
2018 | Celebrity Family Feud | Herself | Episode: "Team Vanilla Ice vs Kim Fields and Team Ice-T & Coco vs Vivica A. Fox" |
2019 | Cobra Kai | Sandra Robinson | Episode: "The Moment of Truth" |
2020 | Insecure | Mabel | Episode: "Lowkey Trippin" |
2021 | History of the Sitcom | Herself | Recurring Guest |
Live in Front of a Studio Audience | Herself | Episode: "The Facts of Life" & "Diff'rent Strokes"[22] | |
2021– | The Upshaws | Regina Upshaw | Main Cast |
2022 | To Tell the Truth | Herself/Panelist | Episode: "Oliver Hudson, Kim Fields and London Hughes" |
Name That Tune | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "The Good, the Shag, and the 90210 Icons" | |
2024 | Impractical Jokers | Herself | Season 11 Episode 2 - February 15, 2024 |
Music Videos
Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
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1989 | The Boys | "A Little Romance" | |
1994 | Boyz II Men | "On Bended Knee" | Nathan's Girlfriend |
2021 | Tito Jackson | "Love One Another" |
Directing
Year | Title | Notes |
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1996–97 | Living Single | 2 episodes |
1996–2000 | Kenan & Kel | 27 episodes |
2000 | Noah Knows Best | Episode: "Lost Night" |
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Episode: "April Fools" | |
2001–02 | Taina | 5 episodes |
2002 | Teen Talk | |
2005 | Discoverin Monk and Trane: One Night at Carnegie Hall | Short |
Eve | Episode: "Break Up to Make-Up" | |
2006 | A Royal Birthday | Miniseries |
2007 | Just Jordan | Episode: "Krumpshakers" |
2007 Anguilla Tranquility Fest | Short | |
2007–22 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | 39 episodes |
2011 | Let's Stay Together | 3 episodes |
2012 | The Rickey Smiley Show | |
2015 | By Any Means | 2 episodes |
2019 | Raven's Home | Episode: "Bah Humbugged" |
2020 | Tyler Perry's Young Dylan | 5 episodes |
2021 | The Ms. Pat Show | 2 episodes |
2021 | All The Queen's Men | 7 episodes |
2021–23 | That Girl Lay Lay | 6 episodes |
2022 | Haus of Vicious | 8 episodes |
2023 | The Upshaws | Episode: "Treading Water" |
2024 | Extended Family | Episode: "The Consequences of Writing Things Down" |
References
- ^ Cedrone, Lou (October 21, 1977). "Special For Kids, Gag Show, Pilot, Bing Film, Nostalgia Due". The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland). p. B1.
- ^ "Kim Fields: Following in Mother's Footsteps". The Los Angeles Times. May 13, 1979.
- ^ "NBC: The Facts of Life". The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas). July 20, 1980.
- ^ "Disc Dedicated to Michael Jackson". The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee). February 22, 1984.
- ^ "Fields Remembers Worst Moment on 'Fresh Prince'". Chicago Tribune. The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). p. 9L.
- ^ Smith, Stacy (August 18, 1993). "New Fox Show 'Living Single' Offers Laughs". The Daily Utah Chronicle (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 9.
- ^ Metason, Impromp2 Featuring Kim Fields - Mocha Soul, retrieved May 19, 2021
- ^ Connors, Claire (July 14, 1997). "All That and a Side of Fries". The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana).
- ^ "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns". Philadelphia Daily News. December 8, 2010.
- ^ "Tyler Perry's House of Payne". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 2009. p. D3.
- ^ Brett, Jennifer (March 15, 2012). "A Chat With Cast of 'Let's Stay Together'". The Atlanta Constitution. p. D2.
- ^ "Dr. Duru interviews Kim Fields". December 23, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Catching Up with Kim Fields for the Holidays". ABC News. November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Real Housewives of Atlanta Starts Filming With Transgender Model Amiyah Scott and Kim Fields (Tootie!)". E! News. August 18, 2015.
- ^ "'Dancing With the Stars' 2016: Season 22 Celebrity Cast Revealed Live on 'GMA'". ABC News. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor (August 12, 2019). "TV Premiere Dates (2019-20) - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Brown, L.T. (July 18, 1995). "Actress Is Married". The Indianapolis News. p. C2.
- ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (May 6, 2007). "Actress Kim Fields Welcomes a Baby Boy". People. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- People Magazine. May 11, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Kim Fields Pregnant, Expecting Second Child, Boy Quincy Xavier". Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ "Kim Fields gives birth to second son". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (December 7, 2021). "ABC's Facts of Life Live Begins With OG Cast Reunion — Grade Reenactment". TVLine. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
External links
- Kim Fields at IMDb