Kim Fields
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Biography
Kim Fields gained a tiny place in pop culture history as the spry (if eventually pudgy) know-it-all Tootie, one of the mischevious school girls in the improbably longrunning sitcom "The Facts of Life" (NBC, 1979-1988). Unlike many child performers, Fields made an effortless transition to adult roles and became credible playing a confident young professional. The sexier, more elegant Fields emerged first in a series of TV ads for Slimfast and later on "Living Single" (Fox 1993-97), where she co-starred with formidable rap goddess Queen Latifah playing young professional women sharing living quarters and complicated love lives.
Fields began acting with small roles in the features "Come Back, Charleston Blue" (1972) and "The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3" (1974) before landing a role in "Roots--The Second Generation" (1979), the sequel to the celebrated miniseries. When her nine year run on "The Facts of Life" ended in 1988, the then 18-year-old Fields enrolled at California's Pepperdine University. There she kept active by performing in plays and directing music videos. Fields returned to the small screen in 1992 with guest slots on "Martin," "The Golden Palace," "Roc," and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She moved behind the camera in 1994 when she directed, produced and co-wrote a 40-minute docudrama "The Silent Bomb," about a female police offer who contracts HIV.
Fields comes from a show business family. Her mother Chip Fields directs and her younger sister Alexis played a regular character on Fox TV's sitcom "Roc."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Music (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1972
Made feature debut at age three in "Come Back, Charleston Blue"
1978
TV debut, the short-lived series "Baby, I'm Back" (CBS)
1979
Landed breakthrough role as the gossip-loving Tootie on long-running NBC comedy series "The Facts of Life"; was the only African American lead on show
1979
TV miniseries debut, "Roots: The Next Generations" (ABC)
1984
Released two dance-pop singles "He Loves Me He Loves Me Not" and "Dear Michael"
1993
Made the transition to adult roles as image-conscious single gal Regine on Fox sitcom "Living Single"; also directed episodes
1994
Directed, produced, and co-wrote the 40-minute docudrama "The Silent Bomb," about a female cop who contracts HIV
2001
Helmed episodes of the Nickelodeon series "Taina"
2001
Reprised Tootie role in "The Facts of Life Reunion" (ABC)
2003
Released a spoken word album of poetry titled <i>Smooth is Spoken Here</i>
2005
Made a guest cameo on pilot episode of HBO's "The Comeback," starring Lisa Kudrow
2009
Directed episodes of Tyler Perry's sitcoms "Meet the Browns" and "House of Payne"
2012
Cast as a social worker in "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
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