Kim Fields

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.Cedrone, Lou (October 21, 1977). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/371939350/ Special For Kids, Gag Show, Pilot, Bing Film, Nostalgia Due] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206173026/https://www.newspapers.com/image/371939350/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland). p. B1."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/387653798/ Kim Fields: Following in Mother's Footsteps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206173026/https://www.newspapers.com/image/387653798/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Los Angeles Times. May 13, 1979. She later appeared on two episodes of Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/299295908/ NBC: The Facts of Life] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206173028/https://www.newspapers.com/image/299295908/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas). July 20, 1980. 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!{{hsp}}". 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)."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/112320336/ Disc Dedicated to Michael Jackson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206173554/https://www.newspapers.com/image/112320336/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee). February 22, 1984.

After taking time away from acting to attend Pepperdine University, Fields 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."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/618703945/ Fields Remembers Worst Moment on 'Fresh Prince'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206163258/https://www.newspapers.com/image/618703945/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". Chicago Tribune. The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). p. 9L. Fields had a starring role in the hit Fox sitcom Living Single as Regina "Reginé" Hunter from 1993 to 1998.Smith, Stacy (August 18, 1993). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/430280824/ New Fox Show 'Living Single' Offers Laughs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206163258/https://www.newspapers.com/image/430280824/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Daily Utah Chronicle (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 9. In this role, Fields would act alongside her real-life mother Chip Fields, who played her character's mother on the show.{{cite web|title=Did You Know: Queen Latifah & Kim Fields’ Actual Mothers Played Their Moms On 'Living Single'|url=https://globalgrind.com/5278787/queen-latifah-kim-fields-living-single-fact/|website=Global Grind|date=June 10, 2022}}

Following the end of Living Single, Fields began performing R&B and rap music with a group called Impromp 2.{{Citation|last=Metason|title=Impromp2 Featuring Kim Fields - Mocha Soul|url=https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Impromp2%20Featuring%20Kim%20Fields&title=Mocha%20Soul|language=EN|access-date=2021-05-19|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519112139/https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Impromp2%20Featuring%20Kim%20Fields&title=Mocha%20Soul|url-status=live}} With her degree from Pepperdine University, Fields also began directing. Fields directed a number of episodes of the All That! spin-off Kenan & Kel, in which she also appeared in two episodes.Connors, Claire (July 14, 1997). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/521126807/ All That and a Side of Fries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206170036/https://www.newspapers.com/image/521126807/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana). 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."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/198294670/ Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206170040/https://www.newspapers.com/image/198294670/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". Philadelphia Daily News. December 8, 2010."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/422842913/ Tyler Perry's House of Payne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206170041/https://www.newspapers.com/image/422842913/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 2009. p. D3.Brett, Jennifer (March 15, 2012). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/423310282/ A Chat With Cast of 'Let's Stay Together'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206170041/https://www.newspapers.com/image/423310282/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Atlanta Constitution. p. D2.

Fields guest-starred on television shows such as UPN's One on One, The Golden Palace, and Martin. She 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.File:Kim Fields 2011.jpg

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.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/drduru/dr-duru-interviews-kim-fields|title=Dr. Duru interviews Kim Fields|date=December 23, 2011|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507115616/https://soundcloud.com/drduru/dr-duru-interviews-kim-fields|url-status=live}} Fields revived Holiday Love on the Internet in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/11/catching-up-with-kim-fields-for-the-holidays/|title=Catching Up with Kim Fields for the Holidays|work=ABC News|date=November 29, 2013|access-date=April 29, 2021}}

On August 18, 2015, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of the Bravo reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its eighth season.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/687429/real-housewives-of-atlanta-starts-filming-with-transgender-model-amiyah-scott-and-kim-fields-tootie|title=Real Housewives of Atlanta Starts Filming With Transgender Model Amiyah Scott and Kim Fields (Tootie!)|date=August 18, 2015|website=E! News|access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-date=July 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703212341/https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/687429/real-housewives-of-atlanta-starts-filming-with-transgender-model-amiyah-scott-and-kim-fields-tootie|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dancing-stars-2016-season-22-celebrity-cast-revealed/story?id=37472389|title='Dancing With the Stars' 2016: Season 22 Celebrity Cast Revealed Live on 'GMA'|work=ABC News|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2016|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330143325/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dancing-stars-2016-season-22-celebrity-cast-revealed/story?id=37472389|url-status=live}} 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, which featured Fields' first co-starring appearance in a feature film and premiered in theaters on September 29, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/tv-premiere-dates|title=TV Premiere Dates (2019-20) - Metacritic|website=Metacritic|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=November 21, 2019|archive-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011190043/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/tv-premiere-dates|url-status=live}}

Since May 2021, Fields has starred on Netflix's The Upshaws.

Fields was married to film producer Johnathon Franklin Freeman from 1995 to 2001.Brown, L.T. (July 18, 1995). "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/313005162/ Actress Is Married] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206174749/https://www.newspapers.com/image/313005162/ |date=February 6, 2020 }}". The Indianapolis News. p. C2. Fields gave birth to her first child, Sebastian Alexander Morgan, by then-boyfriend Broadway actor Christopher Morgan, on May 4, 2007.Silverman, Stephen M. (May 6, 2007). "[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037569,00.html Actress Kim Fields Welcomes a Baby Boy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331071718/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037569,00.html |date=March 31, 2016 }}". People. Retrieved July 16, 2010. The couple introduced their son the following week in People magazine.[http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/11/introducing_seb/ Introducing Sebastian Alexander Morgan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719130648/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/05/11/introducing_seb/ |date=July 19, 2010 }} Celebrity Babies blog; People Magazine. May 11, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2010. On July 23, 2007, they were married in a private ceremony officiated by Pastor Donnie McClurkin. In July 2013, Fields announced on the talk show The Real that she and her husband were expecting another son;{{Cite web |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/07/24/kim-fields-pregnant-expecting-second-child-boy-quincy-xavier/ |access-date=July 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726182109/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/07/24/kim-fields-pregnant-expecting-second-child-boy-quincy-xavier/ |title = Kim Fields Pregnant, Expecting Second Child, Boy Quincy Xavier |archive-date=July 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }} on December 3, 2013, they welcomed Quincy Xavier Morgan in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://wonderwall.msn.com/tv/kim-fields-gives-birth-to-second-son-1785716.story?ocid=answw11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074450/http://wonderwall.msn.com/tv/kim-fields-gives-birth-to-second-son-1785716.story?ocid=answw11 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |title=Kim Fields gives birth to second son |access-date=July 3, 2019}}

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