Kim Fields | |
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![]() Fields in 2019 | |
Other names | Kim Fields Freeman |
Education | Pepperdine University (BA) |
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 |
Parent | Chip Fields (mother) |
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).