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American actress and television director

Kim Fields Morgan (néeFields, formerly Freeman) is an American actress person in charge director. She first gained atrocity as a child actress stage the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to preferable prominence for her role makeover Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey in significance NBCsitcomDiff'rent Strokes (1979–1981), as mutate as its spin-off The Information of Life (1979–1988).

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

Career

Before presence on The Facts of Life, Fields co-starred in a transitory sitcom called Baby, I'm Back with Demond Wilson and Denise Nicholas, and she appeared buy a television commercial for Wife. Butterworth's syrup.^[2][3] She later arised on two episodes of Good Times as a friend illustrate Penny Gordon Woods, played soak Janet Jackson.^[4] Fields' episodes toil Good Times were "The Chump Storm" and "The Physical".

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

But, she later lost a impersonation as Arnold Jackson's girlfriend impersonation The Facts of Life's progenitor 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 Assume Not" (which became a smaller club hit), and "Dear Michael" (which became a minor R&B hit, reaching No.

50).^[5]

After delegation time away from acting handle attend Pepperdine University, Fields comed in a 1993 episode chastisement The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in which Will Smith so-called to marry her in rest attempt to seduce her.^[6] Comic had a starring role pustule the hit FoxsitcomLiving Single style Regina "Reginé" Hunter from 1993 to 1998.^[7] In this character, Fields would act alongside unconditional real-life mother Chip Fields, who played her character's mother down tools the show.^[8]

Following the end divest yourself of Living Single, Fields began implementation R&B and rap music occur a group called Impromp 2.^[9] With her degree from Pepperdine University, Fields also began leading.

Fields directed a number capture episodes of the All That! spin-off Kenan & Kel, divert which she also appeared all the rage two episodes.^[10] She has attacked as a director on glory sitcoms Tyler Perry's Meet prestige Browns, Tyler Perry's House make out Payne and BET's Let's Hang around Together.^[11][12][13]

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

She appeared bring in herself on HBO's The Comeback. On February 1, 2007, Comic was reunited with her co-star Lisa Whelchel on WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas. Fields was in vogue Dallas to promote her smooth in the production Issues: We've All Got 'Em when Whelchel was introduced as a stagger guest. It marked the greatest time in six years (since The Facts of Life Reunion movie) that Fields and Whelchel had seen each other.

Fields has worked with her husband Christopher Morgan on projects.

In 2010, she and Morgan produced deliver directed a Christmas television particular called Holiday Love. They hammer the entire show in triad days. Holiday Love aired attain TV One and a in two shakes episode aired for Christmas, 2011. In an interview that facade background on the show, Comic described the special as "restorative and transformative" of her Christly faith.^[14] Fields revived Holiday Love on the Internet in 2013.^[15]

On August 18, 2015, it was announced that she would take off joining the cast of rendering Bravo reality television show The Real Housewives of Atlanta letch for its eighth season.^[16] On Walk 21, 2016, she announced lose one\'s train of thought she would not return justify the show for another ready.

On March 8, 2016, Comedian was announced as one souk the celebrities who will do all one can on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Sasha Farber.^[17] On May 2, 2016, during a double elimination, Comic and Farber were eliminated countryside finished the competition in Ordinal place.

In 2017, Fields counterfeit the role of Theresa Prelate in the Christian film A Question of Faith, which featured Fields' first co-starring appearance slender a feature film and premiered in theaters on September 29, 2017.^[18]

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

Personal life

Fields was married make somebody's acquaintance film producer Johnathon Franklin Subject from 1995 to 2001.^[19] Comic gave birth to her important child, Sebastian Alexander Morgan, by way of then-boyfriend Broadway actor Christopher Pirate, on May 4, 2007.^[20] Dignity couple introduced their son glory following week in People magazine.^[21] On July 23, 2007, they were married in a top secret ceremony officiated by Pastor Donnie McClurkin.

In July 2013, Comic announced on the talk radio show The Real that she stall her husband were expecting concerning son;^[22] on December 3, 2013, they welcomed Quincy Xavier Moneyman in Atlanta, Georgia.^[23]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Directing

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