Kim Fields
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Fields in 2011
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| Born |
Kim Victoria Fields May 12, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Kim Fields Freeman, Kim Fields Franklin |
| Education | Pepperdine University |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, director |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for | The Facts of Life, Living Single |
| Spouse(s) |
Johnathon Franklin Freeman (m. 1995–2001) Christopher Morgan (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Chip Fields (mother) |
| Family | Alexis Fields (sister) |
Kim Victoria Fields (born May 12, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and television director. Fields is known for her roles as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life (1979–88), and as Regina "Regine" Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single (1993–98). Fields is the daughter of actress/director Chip Fields and older sister of actress Alexis Fields.
Before appearing on Facts of Life, Fields co-starred in a short-lived sitcom called Baby, I'm Back with Demond Wilson and Denise Nicholas, and appeared in a television commercial for Mrs. Butterworth's pancake syrup. She later appeared on Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson. Her real-life mother, Chip Fields, guest-starred on Good Times as the mother of Penny. Chip and Kim never appeared in the same episodes. Kim's episodes on Good Times were "The Snow Storm" and "The Physical."
Fields played the role of Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the 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. Ironically, 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 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 #50).
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