Kim Fields


Kim Victoria Fields is an American actress and television director. Fields is known for her roles as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life, and as Regine Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single. Fields is the daughter of actress/director Chip Fields and older sister of actress Alexis Fields.

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 maple syrup. She later appeared on two episodes of Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson. Kim's 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 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. However, she later lost a role as Arnold Jackson's girlfriend on The Facts of Lifes 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", and "Dear Michael".
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. Fields had a starring role in the hit Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998 as Regina "Regine" Hunter.
After the cancellation of Living Single, Fields began performing rap music and R&B with a group called Impromp 2. 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. 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.
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 that Fields and Whelchel had seen each other.
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.
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. On May 2, 2016, during a double elimination, Fields and Farber were eliminated and finished the competition in 8th place.

Personal life

Fields was married to film producer Jonathon Franklin Freeman from 1995 to 2001. 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 Morgan, on December 3, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeNotes
1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouSharon HayesTV movie
1978Baby, I'm BackAngie EllisTelevision series13 episodes
1978-1979Good TimesKimTelevision series sitcom2 episodes
1979-1981Diff'rent StrokesDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyTelevision series sitcom5 episodes
1979Mork & MindyPattiTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "Mork's Health Hints"
1979Lydia HaleyTelevision miniseriesEpisode 6
1979-1988The Facts of LifeDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyTelevision series sitcom202 episodes
1980Children of DivorceDenise WilliamsTV movie
1980The Comeback KidMollyTV movie
1982The Facts of Life Goes to ParisDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyTV movie
1982The Kid with the Broken HaloTeri DesautelTV movie
1984Pryor's PlaceRitaTelevision series children'sEpisode: "Cousin Rita "
1985Family FeudHerselfTV game showTeen Celebrity Special Week
1987The Facts of Life Down UnderDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyTV movie
1988227Donna DaltonTelevision seriesEpisode: "The Roommate"
1992MartinMonica HurdTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "Radio Days"
1992The Golden PalaceTrishaTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "Can't Stand Losing You"
1993-1998Living SingleRegine HunterTelevision series sitcom118 episodes
1993RocRuthTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "Second Time Around"
1993The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirMoniqueTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "The Best Laid Plans"
1995The CrewRegine HunterTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "The Mating Season"
1996C Bear and JamalMayaTelevision series animatedVoice role
1997/1999Kenan & KelMiss HornTelevision series sitcom2 episodes
1998CupidTheresaEpisode: "Hung Jury"
1999Uninvited GuestMecca
2000GlowMiss Downey
2000Hidden BlessingsCarrie McNicholsTV movie
2000Strong MedicineLottieTelevision seriesEpisode: "Side Effects"
2001Me & Mrs. JonesDesiree
2001The Drew Carey ShowKate's DoubleTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "What's Wrong with This Episode IV"
2001The Facts of Life ReunionDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyTV movie
2001The Steve Harvey ShowCorrineTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "Dissin' Cousins"
2003Miss MatchLA Weekly ReporterTelevision seriesEpisode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker"
2004One on OneMs. SwainTelevision series sitcom2 episodes
2004The DivisionPrincipal OgdenEpisode: "Zero Tolerance"
2005The ComebackHerselfTelevision series sitcomEpisode: Pilot
2006EveRochelleTelevision series sitcomEpisode: "Banishing Acts"
2008The CleanerCarla AndersTelevision seriesEpisode: "Lie with Me"
2010Monster MuttValerie WilliamsTV movie
2012What to Expect When You're ExpectingSocial WorkerFilm
2014For Better or For WorseRoseanneTV movie
2015-2016The Real Housewives of AtlantaHerselfReality TVSeason 8
2016Dancing with the StarsHerselfReality TVSeason 22
2017A Question of FaithTheresa NewmanFilm
2017Wrapped Up In ChristmasCourtney WidmoreTV movie
2017-presentLiving the DreamRhodaTelevision series6 episodes
2019Cobra KaiSandraWeb seriesEpisode: "The Moment of Truth"
2019You Light Up My ChristmasEmmaTV MovieFeatures surviving original cast of The Facts of Life.
Not a "The Facts of Life" Christmas movie.
2020InsecureMabelTelevision seriesEpisode: "Lowkey Trippin"

Directing

YearTitleNotes
1996–1997Living Single2 episodes
1996–2000Kenan & Kel27 episodes
2000Noah Knows BestEpisode: "Lost Night"
2000100 Deeds for Eddie McDowdEpisode: "April Fools"
2001–02Taina5 episodes
2002Teen Talk
2005Discoverin Monk and Trane: One Night at Carnegie HallShort
2005EveEpisode: "Break Up to Make-Up"
2006A Royal BirthdayMiniseries
2007Just JordanEpisode: "Krumpshakers"
20072007 Anguilla Tranquility FestShort
2009–2012Tyler Perry's House of Payne39 episodes
2011Let's Stay Together3 episodes
2012The Rickey Smiley Show3 episodes
2015By Any Means2 episodes
2019Raven's HomeEpisode: "Bah Humbugged"
2020Tyler Perry's Young Dylan5 episodes