Kim Fields


Kim Fields Morgan is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series Good Times, and rose to greater prominence for her role as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, as well as its spin-off The Facts of Life.
Fields made her transition into mature roles as Regine Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single. 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.

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 syrup. She later appeared on two episodes of Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson. 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!". 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 to earn her bachelor's degree in telecommunications, 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. Fields had a starring role in the hit Fox sitcom Living Single as Regina "Reginé" Hunter from 1993 to 1998. In this role, Fields would act alongside her real-life mother Chip Fields, who played her character's mother on the show.
Following the end of Living Single, Fields began performing R&B and rap music with a group called Impromp 2. 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. 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 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 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. Fields revived Holiday Love on the Internet in 2013.
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. 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.
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.
Since May 2021, Fields has starred on Netflix's ''The Upshaws.''

Personal life

Fields was married to film producer Johnathon 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. In July 2013, Fields announced on the talk show The Real that she and her husband were expecting another son; on December 3, 2013, they welcomed Quincy Xavier Morgan in Atlanta, Georgia.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouSharon HayesTV movie
1980The Comeback KidMollyTV movie
1980Children of DivorceDenise WilliamsTV movie
1982The Kid with the Broken HaloTeri DesautelTV movie
1982The Facts of Life Goes to ParisDorothy "Tootie" RamseyTV movie
1987The Facts of Life Down UnderDorothy "Tootie" RamseyTV movie
1999Uninvited GuestMecca
2000Hidden BlessingsCarrie McNicholsTV movie
2000GlowMiss Downey
2001Me & Mrs. JonesDesiree
2001The Facts of Life ReunionDorothy "Tootie" RamseyTV movie
2010Monster MuttValerie WilliamsTV movie
2012What to Expect When You're ExpectingSocial Worker
2012A Cross to BearJoanTV movie
2014For Better or For WorseRoseanneTV movie
2017A Question of FaithTheresa Newman
2017Wrapped Up In ChristmasCourtney WidmoreTV movie
2018Merry Wish-MasCelineTV movie
2019You Light Up My ChristmasEmma SimmonsTV movie
2021Adventures in ChristmasingParker Baldwin
2024The GutterVicki

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Baby... I'm Back!Angie EllisMain Cast
Good TimesKimRecurring Cast: Season 6
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsLydia HaleyEpisode: "Part VI "
1979Mork & MindyPattiEpisode: "Mork's Health Hints"
1979–1981Diff'rent StrokesDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyGuest: Seasons 1-3, Recurring Cast: Season 4
1979–1988The Facts of LifeDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyMain Cast
1980Soul TrainHerselfEpisode: "Cameo/Edmund Sylvers/Kim Fields"
1980The Righteous ApplesLaShawnEpisode: "A Dream Fulfilled"
1983GoHerselfRecurring Guest
1984American BandstandHerselfEpisode: "Episode #27.29"
1984Hot PotatoHerselfRecurring Guest
1984Family FeudHerselfEpisode: "Super Teens"
1984Pryor's PlaceRitaEpisode: "Cousin Rita"
1984–1985Body LanguageHerselfRecurring Guest
1986One to Grow OnHerselfEpisode: "Try New Things"
1987WordplayHerselfRecurring Guest
1987–1989The New Hollywood SquaresHerself/PanelistRecurring Guest
1988DisneylandHerselfEpisode: "Disneyland's All-Star Comedy Circus"
1988227Donna DaltonEpisode: "The Roommate"
1988–1989Win, Lose or DrawHerselfRecurring Guest
1992The Golden PalaceTrishaEpisode: "Can't Stand Losing You"
1992MartinMonica HurdEpisode: "Radio Days"
1993RocRuthEpisode: "Second Time Around"
1993The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirMoniqueEpisode: "The Best Laid Plans"
1993–1997Living SingleRegina "Regine" HunterMain Cast
1994An Evening at the ImprovHerself/HostEpisode: "Episode #15.3"
1995The CrewRegina "Regine" HunterEpisode: "The Mating Season"
1995The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirHerselfEpisode: "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll"
1996C Bear and JamalMaya Main Cast
1997–1999Kenan & KelMiss HornGuest Cast: Seasons 2 & 4
1998Hollywood SquaresHerself/PanelistRecurring Guest
1998CupidTheresaEpisode: "Hung Jury"
2000Strong MedicineLottieEpisode: "Side Effects"
2001Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?HerselfEpisode: "Classic TV Edition, Show 1 & 2"
2001BiographyHerselfEpisode: "Kim Fields: A Little Somethin' Somethin'"
2001Intimate PortraitHerselfEpisode: "Kim Fields"
2001The Drew Carey ShowKate's DoubleEpisode: "What's Wrong with This Episode IV"
2001The Wonderful World of DisneyDorothy 'Tootie' RamseyEpisode: "The Facts of Life Reunion"
2001The Steve Harvey ShowCousin ChloeEpisode: "Dissin' Cousins"
2002Inside TV LandHerselfEpisode: "Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television - Variety"
2002I Love the '80sHerselfEpisode: "1980" & "1981"
2003Star DatesHerselfEpisode: "Kim Fields"
2003Cedric the Entertainer PresentsHerselfEpisode: "Episode #1.12"
2003Intimate PortraitHerselfEpisode: "Gladys Knight"
2003Miss MatchElizabeth GreeneEpisode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker"
2004Def Poetry JamHerselfEpisode: "Episode #4.5"
2004The DivisionEpisode: "Zero Tolerance: Part 1 & 2"
2004One on OneMs. SwainGuest Cast: Seasons 3-4
2005The ComebackHerselfEpisode: "Pilot"
2006EveRochelleEpisode: "Banishing Acts"
2008The CleanerCarla AndersEpisode: "Lie with Me"
2009Whatever Happened To?HerselfEpisode: "Roommates"
2010Lens on TalentHerselfEpisode: "Race Relations"
2010Hot 50 of 2010 CountdownHerselfEpisode: "20 to 10... El DeBarge, Lalah Hathaway, Kim Fields, Ginuwine, Kem"
2010Meet the BrownsDirectorEpisode: "Meet the Neelys"
2015–2016The Real Housewives of AtlantaHerselfMain Cast: Season 8
2016Dancing with the StarsHerself/ContestantContestant: Season 22
2016Hollywood Today LiveHerself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "May 27, 2016"
2016Greatest HitsHerselfEpisode: "Greatest Hits: 1990–1995"
2016American MastersHerselfEpisode: "Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You"
2017Battle of the Network StarsHerself/ContestantEpisode: "TV Sitcoms vs. TV Kids"
2017Dish NationHerself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "Episode #6.21" & "#6.83"
2017Living the DreamRhodaMain Cast: Season 1
2018Celebrity Family FeudHerself
2019Cobra KaiSandra RobinsonEpisode: "The Moment of Truth"
2019–2020The Very Very Best of the 70sHerselfRecurring Guest
2020InsecureMabelEpisode: "Lowkey Trippin"
2021Entertainment TonightHerself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "Kevin Hart Exclusive!"
2021History of the SitcomHerselfRecurring Guest
2021HerselfEpisode: "The Facts of Life" & "Diff'rent Strokes"
2021–2026The UpshawsRegina UpshawMain Cast
2022To Tell the TruthHerself/PanelistEpisode: "Oliver Hudson, Kim Fields and London Hughes"
2022Name That TuneHerself/ContestantEpisode: "The Good, the Shag, and the 90210 Icons"
2022The TalkHerself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "Marcia Gay Harden/Kim Fields/Kym Whitley"
2023Celebrity Wheel of FortuneHerself/Celebrity ContestantEpisode: "Kel Mitchell, Kim Fields and Penn Jillette"
2024Impractical JokersHerselfEpisode: "Kim Fields"