Birth Name: | Kim Victoria Fields |
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Date of Birth: | 12/05/1969 |
Age: | 55 years old |
Nationality: | American |
Net Worth: | $8 million |
Qualification: | Bachelor’s in Communications and Movies |
Kim Victoria Fields is 48 years old American actress, producer, and director of black ethnicity. Kim is best known for her roles as Dorothy “tootie” on the NBC sitcom The Facts Of Life (1979-88). And as Regina Hunter on the Fox Sitcom Living Single (1993-98). Kim Fields net worth is estimated to be $8 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Kim was born on May 12, 1969, in New York and raised in Los Angeles. She was ranked number 23rd on VH1’s 100 most significant kid stars. The success of TV show, The Facts of Life, gifted her with two Young Artist Award in 1981 and 1982, five nominations under Best young actress, TV Land Award, Black Reel Award, Image Award. Kim starred in many shows including Living Single, Keenan and Kel, The Jersey and Tania, Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, BET’s let’s stay together were all. Kim Fields net worth is huge and inspiring as her profession.
Kim is the daughter of actress Chip Fields and older sister of actresses Alexis Fields and Jere Fields.
Fields graduated from Burbank High School in 1986, where she was a baseball manager and an office employee.
After the ending of The Facts Of Life in 1988, Fields attended college at Pepperdine University while starting her private production company, Victory Entertainment, Inc which specialized in TV, film, and theatre. She earned her Bachelor’s in Communications and Movies in 1990.
Fields began her work co-starring in a short-lived sitcom TV show Baby, I’m back.
She appeared in a television commercial of Mrs. Butterworth’s pancake syrup. Following she appeared on TV show Good Times as a friend of Penny Gordon Woods.
Fields starred in The Facts Of Life from 1979- 1988 as a twelve-year-old “tootie”when she was nine years old.
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In the first season of The Facts of Life, producers had to put her on roller skates to make her look taller as she was playing the role of 12 yr old.
Fields returned to television as an experienced and much-matured woman after her graduation.
She did a role on sitcom Living Single, which continued for five years.This definitely helped increase Kim Fields net worth to heights.
After leaving Living Single, she involved in rap music, and R&B with a group called Impromp 2 and released a CD called Smooth is spoken here. Fields then started her directorial career from an episode of All That!.
Her other shows include Keenan and Kel, The Jersey and Tania, Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and BET’s let’s stay together.
In 1993, Fields appeared in an episode of the TV show The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, in which Will Smith tried to seduce her by pretending to marry her.
On March 8, 2016, Fields collaborated with professional dancer Sasha Farber to compete on season 22 of Dancing with the stars. Following on may 2, 2016 they were eliminated and finished the competition in 8th place.
Kim was also in news due to her participation and quick exit from the show, Real Housewives of Atlanta. She had clash with Kenya Moore as Kenya brought up rumors about Kim Field’s husband Chris Morgan’s sexuality.
Fields was married to Film Producer Jonathan Freeman from 1995 to 2001.
Fields gave birth to her first child, Sebastian Alexander Morgan, by an ex-boyfriend, Broadway actor Christopher Morgan on May 4, 2007.
On July 24, 2013, Fields publicized on the talk show, The Real that she was expecting another child, a boy. Quincy Morgan, their second son, was welcomed on December 3, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Fields had miscarriage twice between the births of her sons.
Fields has recently released a book, Blessed Life: My Surprising Journey of Joy, Tears, and Tales from Harlem to Hollywood. Here, Kim gives her fans more detail about her life, her divorce and the dark period that followed.
Kim Fields spoke to Fox News that her family and more thing kept her going.
She said,”My faith, well of course it certainly helps to help me keep my hope in check. My hope for the future, my hope in humanity, in my industry, in my career. My joy, to stay passionate about the talents and gifts that have been given to me. When there’s so much chaos and problems going on, it’s my calm.”
Kim Fields once had a chat with Yes, Girl! about her career and life in Hollywood. There, she revealed that she was once arrested during a protest. She was also given advice by late comedian and activist Dick Gregory.
Kim was once arrested in 1999 for protesting against the police shooting of black women in Riverside, California. Her relatives were correlated to a member of a jazz band, The Cadillacs.
Sh spoke to Yes Girl,”There was a part of it that was empowering from the stand point of everyone has a voice…It was surreal. I wasn’t scared, at all,”
She explained”Again, Dick Gregory and Martin and everybody just let me know, because that was my first time being arrested. They let me know what to expect what the process would be, stuff like that. It was also very sad, because of why you’re there. When you realize you’re standing on the shoulders who have come before you to impart change. That part is very empowering.”
After acknowledging the fact that she was of Jamaican heritage, she committed herself and helped the victims of Jamaican hurricane (Ivan).
48 years old Kim Fields net worth is of 8 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Her professional career and exceptional performances in TV shows had helped her with huge earning.
Kim Fields net worth and her income comes from her celebrity status, movies, well-managed finance, and endorsements.
Fields is socially active on Instagram with 561k follower. Her twitter account has 97k followers, and her facebook official page has 989,996 likes.
New Year * New Life * New Light “I Will Do a New Thing...” #HNY !???? pic.twitter.com/WmVAlizxNK
— Kim Fields (@KimVFields) January 2, 2018