Kim Fields had her first job at age seven on the Mrs. Butterworth syrup commercial. She's spent forty years in the public eye. There were nine years as Dorothy Tootie Ramsey on the classic sitcom
The Facts of Life, five more in her 20s co-starring on the seminal coming-of-age show
Living Single, and most recently she appeared as herself on Real Housewives of Atlanta and Dancing with the Stars.
Behind the camera, she directed episodes of
Kenan & Kel, Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns and
House of Payne, and BET's
Let's Stay Together. Between gigs her life has included theater, spoken word, music, and speaking engagements. She is a dedicated wife and proud mom of two boys. She and her family live in Atlanta, Georgia.
