Kim Fields Movies
An actress best known as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey, the lone African American student and consummate gossip at the exclusive Eastland Preparatory School for Women on NBC's sitcom The Facts of Life (1979-1988), Kim Fields actually appeared on several popular series in the 1970s-2000s. The Big Apple native grew up in a single-parent household and began acting in commercials well before she reached her teens, making her most widely seen appearance on an advertisement for Mrs. Butterworth's syrup. She made her foray into acting with scattered guest appearances on Good Times in 1978 and signed for the Facts of Life role one year later, at the age of 10, when Norman Lear (the producer of both Times and Facts) tapped her for that part. Fields remained with the program for its entire nine-year run, a run that witnessed numerous changes in the show's lineup and format, including the replacement of star Charlotte Rae with Cloris Leachman, and a change of venue in 1985. About five years after Facts folded in 1988, Fields scored her second major coup with a much different multiseason role as Regine Hunter, a loose, money-hungry employee of a clothing boutique on the urban-oriented Queen Latifah sitcom Living Single (1993-1998). Fields spent the following years appearing in scattered features, such as the 2000 telemovie Hidden Blessings and the 2001 telemovie Facts of Life Reunion (which reunited her with several of her ex-costars), and making guest appearances on programs including The Drew Carey Show and The Division; she also took time out to start a family. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- 2001
A $200,000 prize was originally offered to the viewer(s) who could spot the largest number of deliberate errors in this fourth annual Drew Carey Show "What's Wrong with This Episode?" offerings. The plot revolves around Lewis (Ryan Stiles), who has good reason to worry that he's going to end up in Hell. In an effort to mend his past bad behavior, Lewis turns into a quasi-evangelist, endeavoring to "save" all his friends by mercilessly harrassing them whenever they're on the verge of sinning (or whenever they're not!) As a reward for his good deeds, Lewis is struck by lightning--again and again and again. Meanwhile, Steve (John Carroll Lynch) fills in for Mimi (Kathy Kinney) at the store while she takes care of the baby. (For the record, at least 45 "mistakes" occur in the course of the show, including a wacky vignette in which the main characters are suddenly replaced by African-American TV icons!) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Budding artist Tracy Wainwright (former professional athlete Brian J. White) just wants a job as a graphic designer at a growing Internet dating service, but he ends up getting a lot more. His new boss, Mayellen Jones (Wanda Christine), takes an instant liking to Tracy, and he soon finds himself rapidly ascending the corporate ladder. But the hard driving Mrs. Jones has more than just work on her mind, and soon Tracy finds himself involved in a heated office romance. Things get more complicated for Tracy when he meets Desiree (Kim Fields, formerly of Facts of Life and Living Single). Instantly smitten, Tracy begins dating Desiree, a wedding organizer. Eventually, the demanding Mrs. Jones finds out about Desiree, and Tracy has to decide whether or not he wants to jeopardize his career to pursue the woman who may be the love of his life. Me & Mrs. Jones is the debut feature of director Ed LaBorde, Jr.. It was executive produced by music producer D'wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the singing group Tony Toni Tone. The film was shown at the 2002 Urbanworld Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
- Starring:
- Brian J. White, Wanda Christine, (more)
When the wife of prominent architect Jackson Gray (Marc Gomes) is murdered, detective Brandy Taylor (Cynda Williams) enters dangerous territory when she begins falling for the prime suspect. Though Jackson's assistant, Carrie (Kim Fields), provides her boss with a seemingly bulletproof alibi, there seems to be more to the case than meets the eye. Her judgment clouded by passion, Brandy may not be able to uncover the truth behind the case in time to save her own life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Cynda Williams, Marc Gomes, (more)
The troubled marital relationship between failed screenwriter Howard (Mel Jackson) and his comely wife Debbie (Mari Marrow) gets stressed even further when a sexy stranger named Silk (Mekhi Phifer) arrives at the door of their middle-class suburban home. Silk's car has broken down, it seems, and he needs to use the telephone. Howard goes back to work on the patio with his partners, and as they hammer out pages of Howard's latest script, Debbie and her significantly single, wisecracking friend Tammy (Malinda Williams) find Silk an interesting diversion. Before long, though, it's Debbie who is nude in the hot tub with Silk -- while Howard watches, bound and gagged from a kitchen window. As it happens, Silk is a deranged fugitive wanted for murder, and suddenly the household has been taken hostage. As the body count rises, not all is as it seems.
~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mekhi Phifer, Mel Jackson, (more)
- 1997
The fifth and final season of Living Single finds Manhattan-based magazine editor Khadijah (Queen Latifah) short one roommate when her cousin Synclaire (Kim Coles) gets married to her longtime fiancé Overton (John Henton). Moving in with Khadijah and her best friend Regine (Kim Fields Freeman) is Ira Lee "Tripp" Williams III, a composer of commercial jingles who aspires to bigger things. Meanwhile, Khadijah's former college roommate Max (Erika Williams) has decided not to move to London with her erstwhile sweetheart Kyle (T.C. Carson). Even so, Kyle is not completely out of her life, as Max learns to her amazement when, at season's end, she discovers the identity of the donor with whose sperm she has been artificially inseminated! In other developments, honeymooners Synclaire and Overton are briefly stranded on a desert island, and once rescued they move to Hollywood, the better for Synclaire to pursue her blossoming acting career. Gold-digging Regine finally marries her millionaire, a fellow named Dexter Knight (Don Franklin). And after a three-year absence, Khadijah's former beau Scooter (Cress Williams) returns to her life, hoping to pick up where he left off...and them's the conditions that prevail as Living Single concludes its five-year run. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, (more)
- 1996
Season Four of Living Single opens with a jam-packed episode which resolves the many crises left unresolved at the end of Season Three: Khadijah (Queen Latifah) is spared the loss of her beloved magazine "Flavor" through the intervention of loyal employee Russell (Shaun Baker); Max (Erika Alexander) survives a vicious smear campaign and wins a local election, with erstwhile boyfriend Kyle (T.C. Carson) as her biggest booster; and Overton (John Henton) finally proposes to Synclair (Kim Coles). Surprisingly, the only person not affected by these crucial plot developments is Regine (Kim Fields Freeman), whose mercenary misadventures usually dictate the direction in which the story is going. As the season progresses, Khadijah finds romance in the form of Dr. Charles Roberts (Isaiah Washington), despite the embarrassing revelation that Roberts had been the anesthesiologist during our heroine's hemmorhoid surgery; Synclaire lands a few more oddball acting jobs, including the role of a clown on a popular daytime show starring a truly repulsive child actor (Adam Wylie); and when the TV soap opera "Palo Alto" is cancelled, Regine loses her job as wardrobe assistant, though she quickly secures new employment as a party coordinator (typically, her first client turns out to be one of the many boyfriends she'd dumped in the past. Season Four ends during the wedding of Overton and Synclaire, during which Kyle receives an offer to start up a new job in London--thereby driving yet another wedge between himself and his off-and-on sweetheart Max. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, (more)
- 1995
Although Queen Latifah is irrefutably the star of Living Single in the role of New York-based magazine editor Khadijah James, many of the series' third-season episode place emphasis on the other regulars. For starters, the eternally squabbling Max (Erika Alexander) and Kyle (T.C. Carson) break up their romance for the umpteenth time. Also, after a bitter quarrel with herroommate Khadijah at the end of Season Two, Regine (Kim Coles) moves into her own place, at least until she and Khadijah patch up their differences; later on, Regine gets a new job as assistant wardrobe consultant on the TV soap opera "Palo Alto." As for Khadijah's Synclaire (Kim Coles), she and her boyfriend Overton (John Henton) are moving ever closer to marriage. New to the cast this season are Shaun Baker as Jamaican-born Russell Montego, who makes no secret of his desire for the desirable Regine--who in turn spurns him because he can't support her in the manner to which she'd like to become accustomed; and Bumper Robinson as NYU student Ivan Ennis, the new "gopher" in the offices of Kadijah's magazine "Flavor." Season Three guest stars include the NBA's Grant Hill, the singing group TLC, Eartha Kitt, CCH Pounder, Jasmine Guy, and father-and-son filmmakers Melvin Van Peebles and Mario Van Peebles. As the season approaches its cliffhanger finale, Khadijah faces the loss of her magazine in a lawsuit; Max runs for alderman, only to be subjected to a smear campaign based on her past romantic travails; and Overton encounters incredible obstacles in his efforts to propose to Synclaire. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, (more)
- 1995
On the eve of his wedding to Lisa (Nia Long), Will (Will Smith) begins to wonder if he's ready for marriage. Oh, he still loves Lisa--but it has just dawned on him that he hardly knows the girl. Elswehere, Will's mom Vy (Vernee Watson-Johnson) and Lisa's dad Fred (John Amos) discover that they enjoy yelling at each other; and it's splitsville for Jazz (Jeff Townes) and his wife Jewel when he discovers her secret. This last episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's fifth season also marks the final series appearance of Nia Long. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Magazine editor Khadijah (Queen Latifah) continues to preside over the merry mayhem in her crowded Brooklyn brownstone as Living Single enters its second season. After avoiding making a commitment to her erstwhile boyfriend Scooter (Cress Williams), she finally decides that he's stable enough to suit her when he lands a job as a PR man for a big record company; alas, the couple is soon rent asunder when Scooter departs on a six-month promotional tour with a female R&B group, never to be seen again. . .at least until Living Single's final season. Meanwhile, the eternally bickering Max (Erika Alexander) and Kyle (T.C. Carson) try to make sense of their "one-night stand" from the previous season, concluding that they're now in love--or at least that's what they think until they start sniping at one another again. On the professional front, Max survives a series of humiliating temp jobs until she finally lands a good position with the Public Defender's office, where her new boss is her former flame Preston August (played by Phil Morris of Seinfeld fame. Also, Khadijah's impressionable cousin Synclaire (Kim Coles) continues to date Overton (John Henton),even going on lengthy vacations with him; but she refuses to go to bed with her sweetheart, a fact that proves startling to her worldlier roommate Regine (Kim Fields Freeman). Synclaire also manages to secure a few acting assignments in some decidedly off-off-Broadway productions, one of which requires her to appear in the nude. And getting back to Regine, our favorite gold-digger continues to primp and preen in hopes of landing a wealthy husband, but experiences more than a few setbacks in this pursuit, notably when she is forced to undergo breast-reduction surgery to cure her aching back. Although the popularity of Living Single did not hinge upon its guest stars, mention should made of the prominent persons appearing in various Season Two episodes, among them composer Branford Marsalis, New York Mets player Bobby Bonilla and boxer Roberto Duran in "Who's Scooping Who?" Also, Rosie O'Donnell shows up as an old friend of Khadijah who disrupts the equilibrium of Flavor magazine when she is hired as a columnist in the episode "There's No Ship Like Kinship", while a young Will Ferrell appears as the"Roomate from Hell" in "Talk Showdown." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, (more)
- 1993
Will (Will Smith) is attracted to Monique (played by Kim Fields of Living Single fame), but she steadfastly refuses to "put out" until she is married. This explains why Will goes through an elaborate charade to convince Monique that they're having a wedding--with his disreputable pal Jazz (Jeff Townes) posing as the minister (and hitting upon the "bride" in the process!) The sham ceremony extends all the way to a hotel-room "honeymoon"--but will Will's conscience finally kick in before it's too late? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
"Flavor" magazine editor Khadijah (Queen Latifah) is already sharing her Brooklyn brownstone with her cousin Synclaire (Kim Coles) and her best friend Regine (Kim Fields Freeman) as Living Single launches its first season. Hanging around the ladies' residence are Khadijah's sharp-tongued lawyer friend Maxine, aka "Max" (Erika Alexander); Max's favorite "bete noire", stockbroker Kyle (T.C. Carson); Synclaire's sweetie, maintenance man Overton (John Henton). Halfway through the season, Khadijah's ex-boyfriend Terrence (Cress Williams)), aka "Scooter", comes back into her life, but she balks at making a firm commitment. Our heroine also has another suitor named Alonzo (Adam Lazarre-White), who refuses to take "no" for an answer. Elsewhere, gold-digging Regine foments trouble among her friends by way of ill chosen beaux, notably Tony (Mark Curry), a comedian who uses the roommates' innermost secrets as fodder for his nightclub act. As for Max, she loses her job at the law firm in the season's final episode, whereupon she goes out on a drunken toot--and wakes up stark naked, lying next to her old nemesis Kyle! Could this be the beginning of a bee-yoo-ti-ful friendship? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, (more)
- 1987
The made-for-TV Facts of Life Down Under was at once a spin-off of the TV sitcom The Facts of Life and a sequel to the 1982 TV movie The Facts of Life Goes to Paris. In Facts of Life Down Under, Cloris Leachman, who'd earlier replaced Facts of Life's Charlotte Rae as "den mother" to a quartet of girl's-school residents, escorts her charges on a vacation to Australia. As ever, the girls are Blair (Lisa Whelchel), Jo (Nancy McKeon), Tootie (Kim Fields) and Natalie (Mindy Cohn), all of whom were getting a bit long in tooth by this time. For non-fans of the series, a subplot involving a jewel thief is tossed into the billabong. In addition, the girls befriend an aborigine (who seems more erudite than they do), while Leachman renews a romance with an old flame. Lensed on location, Facts of Life Down Under debuted February 15, 1987, at a time when the original Facts of Life series was plodding through its eighth season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1982
Gary Coleman stars as a teen-age angel who must return to Earth to help out three troubled families in order to earn his wings. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- 1982
All the regular cast members of the once-popular sitcom The Facts of Life are on hand for this made-for-TV movie spin-off. Charlotte Rae stars as Edna Garrett, housemother for the girls of the preppy Eastland School for Young Women. Her four principal charges are Blair (Lisa Whelchel), Jo (Nancy McKeon), Tootie (Kim Fields) and Natalie (Mindy Cohn). This time around, Mrs. Garrett and the girls spend their summer vacation in Paris, learning the intricacies of Gallic culture, gourmet cooking and romance. It's strictly for fans of the series: others beware. Originally telecast September 25, 1982, The Facts of Life Goes to Paris was followed five years later by another made-for-TVer, The Facts of Life Down Under. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1980
Originally made for television, the film concerns three divorces and the effect on the varied economic level present in each family. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Starring:
- Barbara Feldon, Greg Mullavey, (more)
- 1980
Made for television, a former professional baseball player (John Ritter) coaches a team of misfits to the little-league crown. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- 1979
Florida (Esther Rolle) is naturally nervous on the night before her bus-company physical. Unfortunately, this is one of those "typical" evenings in the Evans household when everything goes wrong -- culminating in Florida's son Michael (Ralph Carter) being tossed into jail. Originally slated to air on June 27, 1979, this episode was bumped up two weeks to July 11. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1978
Good Times left its sixth-season Saturday-night time slot for a permanent Wednesday-evening berth with this episode, one of the few in which Jimmie Walker (aka J.J.) does not appear. While driving her school bus, Florida (Esther Rolle) is trapped in a typical Chicago blizzard. Unable to move her vehicle one inch further, Florida shepherds her youthful passenger into an abandoned tenement until things blow over -- if they ever do. Guest stars include comedian Timmie Rogers ("Oh yeah!") as a boozehound, and future Facts of Life co-star Kim Fields as one of the students. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
