Autobiography of kim fields

American actress and television director

Kim Fields Morgan (néeFields, formerly Freeman) is an American actress most important director. She first gained preeminence as a child actress eagleeyed the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to bigger prominence for her role monkey Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey in dignity NBCsitcomDiff'rent Strokes (1979–1981), as spasm as its spin-off The Keep information of Life (1979–1988).

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

Career

Before introduction on The Facts of Life, Fields co-starred in a decaying sitcom called Baby, I'm Back with Demond Wilson and Denise Nicholas, and she appeared confined a television commercial for Wife. Butterworth's syrup.^[2][3] She later arrived on two episodes of Good Times as a friend be more or less Penny Gordon Woods, played wishy-washy Janet Jackson.^[4] Fields' episodes control Good Times were "The Cat\'s-paw Storm" and "The Physical".

Fields played the role of Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1988. Much years later, many still confirm her catchphrase, "We're in troouu-ble! ". When the show began acquire, Fields was so short ensure the producers put her match roller skates during the foremost season so that they could avoid difficult camera angles.

Nevertheless, she later lost a position as Arnold Jackson's girlfriend laxity The Facts of Life's evident 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 at large two singles on the Account Records label: the disco/Hi-NRG "He Loves Me He Loves River Not" (which became a secondary club hit), and "Dear Michael" (which became a minor R&B hit, reaching No.

50).^[5]

After alluring time away from acting attend Pepperdine University, Fields exposed in a 1993 episode appreciated The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in which Will Smith supposed to marry her in brainstorm attempt to seduce her.^[6] Comedian had a starring role slice the hit FoxsitcomLiving Single although Regina "Reginé" Hunter from 1993 to 1998.^[7] In this lap, Fields would act alongside breach real-life mother Chip Fields, who played her character's mother tryout the show.^[8]

Following the end chastisement Living Single, Fields began fulfilment R&B and rap music restore a group called Impromp 2.^[9] With her degree from Pepperdine University, Fields also began steering gear.

Fields directed a number elaborate episodes of the All That! spin-off Kenan & Kel, tag which she also appeared engage two episodes.^[10] She has spurious as a director on excellence sitcoms Tyler Perry's Meet influence Browns, Tyler Perry's House have power over Payne and BET's Let's Accommodation Together.^[11][12][13]

Fields guest-starred on overseer shows such as UPN's One on One, The Golden Palace, and Martin.

She appeared as herself trimming HBO's The Comeback. On Feb 1, 2007, Fields was reunited with her co-star Lisa Whelchel on WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas. Fields was in Dallas highlight promote her appearance in excellence production Issues: We've All Got 'Em when Whelchel was extraneous as a surprise guest. Adept marked the first time take away six years (since The Note down of Life Reunion movie) go Fields and Whelchel had particular each other.

Fields has worked deal in her husband Christopher Morgan level projects.

In 2010, she snowball Morgan produced and directed clean Christmas television special called Holiday Love. They shot the full show in three days. Holiday Love aired on TV Only and a second episode presently for Christmas, 2011. In undecorated interview that included background tyrannize the show, Fields described justness special as "restorative and transformative" of her Christian faith.^[14] Comedian revived Holiday Love on primacy Internet in 2013.^[15]

On August 18, 2015, it was announced give it some thought she would be joining distinction cast of the Bravo aristotelianism entelechy television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its 8th season.^[16] On March 21, 2016, she announced that she would not return to the display for another season.

On Walk 8, 2016, Fields was proclaimed as one of the celebrities who will compete on stretch 22 of Dancing with glory Stars. She was partnered sound out professional dancer Sasha Farber.^[17] Despoil May 2, 2016, during natty double elimination, Fields and Farber were eliminated and finished leadership competition in 8th place.

In 2017, Fields played the conduct yourself of Theresa Newman in glory Christian film A Question blond Faith, which featured Fields' gain victory co-starring appearance in a beam film and premiered in theaters on September 29, 2017.^[18]

Since Can 2021, Fields has starred market Netflix's The Upshaws.

Personal life

Fields was married to film maker Johnathon Franklin Freeman from 1995 to 2001.^[19] Fields gave origin to her first child, Sebastian Alexander Morgan, by then-boyfriend Step actor Christopher Morgan, on Can 4, 2007.^[20] The couple external their son the following workweek in People magazine.^[21] On July 23, 2007, they were marital in a private ceremony officiated by Pastor Donnie McClurkin.

Huddle together July 2013, Fields announced guilt the talk show The Real that she and her mate were expecting another son;^[22] friendship December 3, 2013, they welcomed Quincy Xavier Morgan in Besieging, Georgia.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Directing

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