Other names
Kim Fields Freeman
Education
Occupation(s)
Actress, director
Years active
1977–present
Known for
The Facts of Life
Living Single
Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Upshaws
Spouses
Johnathon Franklin Freeman
(m. 1995–2001)Christopher Morgan
(m. 2007)Children
2
Kim Fields-Morgan (née Fields, formerly Freeman) is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to greater prominence for her role as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey in the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1979–1981), as well as its spin-off The Facts of Life (1979–1988).
Fields made her transition into mature roles as Regine Hunter on the Fox sitcom Living Single (1993–1998). 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 (2021–present).
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.[1][2] She later appeared on two episodes of Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods, played by Janet Jackson.[3] 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 Life's 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" (which became a minor club hit), and "Dear Michael" (which became a minor R&B hit, reaching No. 50).[4]
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.[5] Fields had a starring role in the hit Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998 as Regina『Reginé』Hunter.[6]
After her role in Living Single, Fields began performing rap music and R&B with a group called Impromp 2.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10][11]
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 WhelchelonWFAA-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 (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 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.[12] Fields revived Holiday Love on the Internet in 2013.[13]
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.[14] 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 22ofDancing with the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Sasha Farber.[15] 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. The movie featured Fields' first co-starring appearance in a feature film and premiered in theaters on September 29, 2017.[16]
Since May 2021, Fields has starred on Netflix's The Upshaws.
Fields was married to film producer Johnathon Franklin Freeman from 1995 to 2001.[17] Fields gave birth to her first child, Sebastian Alexander Morgan, by then-boyfriend Broadway actor Christopher Morgan.[18] The couple introduced their son the following week in People magazine.[19] 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 son;[20] they went on to welcome Quincy Xavier Morgan in Atlanta, Georgia.[21]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Sharon Hayes
TV movie
1980
Molly
TV movie
Children of Divorce
Denise Williams
TV movie
1982
Teri Desautel
TV movie
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
TV movie
1987
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
TV movie
1999
Mecca
2000
Hidden Blessings
Carrie McNichols
TV movie
Glow
Miss Downey
2001
Me & Mrs. Jones
Desiree
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
TV movie
2010
Valerie Williams
TV movie
2012
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Social Worker
Joan
TV movie
2014
For Better or For Worse
Roseanne
TV movie
2017
Theresa Newman
Wrapped Up In Christmas
Courtney Widmore
TV movie
2018
Merry Wish-Mas
Celine
TV movie
2019
You Light Up My Christmas
Emma Simmons
TV movie
2021
Adventures in Christmasing
Parker Baldwin
2024
The Gutter
Vicki
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1978
Angie Ellis
Main Cast
1978-79
Kim
Recurring Cast: Season 6
1979
Lydia Haley
Episode: "Part VI (1939-1950)"
Patti
Episode: "Mork's Health Hints"
1979-81
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Guest: Seasons 1-3, Recurring Cast: Season 4
1979-88
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Main Cast
1980
Herself
Episode: "Cameo/Edmund Sylvers/Kim Fields"
The Righteous Apples
LaShawn
Episode: "A Dream Fulfilled"
1983
Herself
Recurring Guest
1984
Herself
Episode: "Episode #27.29"
Herself
Recurring Guest
Herself
Episode: "Super Teens"
Rita
Episode: "Cousin Rita"
1984-85
Herself
Recurring Guest
1986
Herself
Episode: "Try New Things"
1987
Herself
Recurring Guest
1987-89
Herself/Panelist
Recurring Guest
1988
Herself
Episode: "Disneyland's All-Star Comedy Circus"
Donna Dalton
Episode: "The Roommate"
1988-89
Herself
Recurring Guest
1992
Trisha
Episode: "Can't Stand Losing You"
Monica Hurd
Episode: "Radio Days"
1993
Ruth
Episode: "Second Time Around"
Monique
Episode: "The Best Laid Plans"
1993-97
Regina "Regine" Hunter
Main Cast
1994
Herself/Host
Episode: "Episode #15.3"
1995
Regina "Regine" Hunter
Episode: "The Mating Season"
Herself
Episode: "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll"
1996
Maya (voice)
Main Cast
1997-99
Miss Horn
Guest Cast: Seasons 2 &4
1998
Herself/Panelist
Recurring Guest
Theresa
Episode: "Hung Jury"
2000
Lottie
Episode: "Side Effects"
2001
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Herself
Episode: "Classic TV Edition, Show 1 & 2"
Herself
Episode: "Kim Fields: A Little Somethin' Somethin'"
Herself
Episode: "Kim Fields"
Kate's Double
Episode: "What's Wrong with This Episode IV"
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Episode: "The Facts of Life Reunion"
Cousin Chloe
Episode: "Dissin' Cousins"
2002
Inside TV Land
Herself
Episode: "Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television - Variety"
Ms. Swain
Episode: "1980" & "1981"
2003
Herself
Episode: "Kim Fields"
Herself
Episode: "Episode #1.12"
Herself
Episode: "Gladys Knight"
Elizabeth Greene
Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker"
2004
Herself
Episode: "Episode #4.5"
Principal Theresa Ogden
Episode: "Zero Tolerance: Part 1 & 2"
Ms. Swain
Guest Cast: Seasons 3-4
2005
Herself
Episode: "Pilot"
2006
Rochelle
Episode: "Banishing Acts"
2008
Carla Anders
Episode: "Lie with Me"
2009
Whatever Happened To?
Herself
Episode: "Roommates"
2010
Lens on Talent
Herself
Episode: "Race Relations"
Hot 50 of 2010 Countdown
Herself
Episode: "20 to 10... El DeBarge, Lalah Hathaway, Kim Fields, Ginuwine, Kem"
Director
Episode: "Meet the Neelys"
2015-16
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Herself
Main Cast: Season 8
2016
Herself/Contestant
Contestant: Season 22
Herself/Guest Co-Host
Episode: "May 27, 2016"
Herself
Episode: "Greatest Hits: 1990–1995"
Herself
Episode: "Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You"
2017
Herself/Contestant
Episode: "TV Sitcoms vs. TV Kids"
Herself/Guest Co-Host
Episode: "Episode #6.21" & "#6.83"
Rhoda
Main Cast: Season 1
2018
Herself
Episode: "Team Vanilla Ice vs Kim Fields and Team Ice-T & Coco vs Vivica A. Fox"
2019
Sandra Robinson
Episode: "The Moment of Truth"
2019-20
The Very Very Best of the 70s
Herself
Recurring Guest
2020
Mabel
Episode: "Lowkey Trippin"
2021
Herself/Guest Co-Host
Episode: "Kevin Hart Exclusive!"
Herself
Recurring Guest
Herself
Episode: "The Facts of Life" & "Diff'rent Strokes"[22]
2021-
Regina Upshaw
Main Cast
2022
Herself/Panelist
Episode: "Oliver Hudson, Kim Fields and London Hughes"
Herself/Contestant
Episode: "The Good, the Shag, and the 90210 Icons"
Herself/Guest Co-Host
Episode: "Marcia Gay Harden/Kim Fields/Kym Whitley"
2023
Herself/Celebrity Contestant
Episode: "Kel Mitchell, Kim Fields and Penn Jillette"
2024
Herself
Episode: "Kim Fields"
Year
Artist
Song
Notes
1989
"A Little Romance"
1994
Nathan's Girlfriend
2021
"Love One Another"
Year
Title
Notes
1996–97
2 episodes
1996–2000
27 episodes
2000
Episode: "Lost Night"
Episode: "April Fools"
2001–02
5 episodes
2002
Teen Talk
2005
Discoverin Monk and Trane: One Night at Carnegie Hall
Short
Episode: "Break Up to Make-Up"
2006
A Royal Birthday
Miniseries
2007
Episode: "Krumpshakers"
2007 Anguilla Tranquility Fest
Short
2007–22
39 episodes
2011
3 episodes
2012
2015
By Any Means
2 episodes
2019
Episode: "Bah Humbugged"
2020
5 episodes
2021
2 episodes
2021
7 episodes
2021–23
6 episodes
2022
8 episodes
2023
Episode: "Treading Water"
2024
Episode: "The Consequences of Writing Things Down"
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