Chip Fields
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Chip Fields | |
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Born | New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1974–present |
Known for | Linella Gordon –Good Times Laverne Hunter –Living Single Rita Conway –The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series) |
Chip Fieldsis an American singer, actress, television director, and producer who has appeared in popular films, television series, andBroadway theatre.She is best known for portraying Linella Gordon, theabusivebirth mother ofPenny Gordon Woods(played byJanet Jackson), in a four–episode story arc (1977) of the 1970s sitcomGood Times.In real life, she is the mother of actressKim Fields,ofThe Facts of Lifetelevision series.
Early life and career
[edit]Fields was born in New York to Patsy, her Jamaican mother and an African-American father.[citation needed]
Fields began her career as a singer. She joinedRonnie Spectoras aRonettein 1973 and recorded two singles forBuddah Records.[1]
Fields began her acting career as an extra in the 1974 filmClaudine.She has had numerous supporting roles and guest appearances on television. She played an unwed mother opposite Patty Weaver in the NBC television soap opera,Days of Our Lives.Also during the 1970s, she played the abusive birth mother of Millicent "Penny" Gordon Woods (Janet Jackson) on the sitcomGood Times.
From 1978 to 1979, she played Rita Conway in the short-livedThe Amazing Spider-ManTV series.Rita Conway wasJ. Jonah Jameson's secretary, the same function as the blackGlory Grantfrom the 1970s comics. She also appeared inWhat's Happening!!,Hill Street Blues,T. J. Hooker,Roc,Kirk(a short-lived sitcom starringKirk Cameron),The Wayans Bros.,andThe Parkers.She played the role of "Laverne", mother to the character "Regine" (played by her real-life daughterKim Fields) onLiving Single.
Fields was a consultant forThe Parkers,Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century,Living Single,and was a dialogue coach for the film,Menace II Society.She also directed episodes of the popularUPNsitcoms,One on One,All of Us,Girlfriends,The Parkers,as well as episodes ofRomeo!,Just Jordan,Hannah Montana,Tyler Perry's House of PayneandMeet the Browns.[2]
Discography
[edit]- 1973 (as Ronnie and the Ronettes) – "Go Out and Get It" b/w "Lover, Lover" (Buddha 384)
- 1974 (as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes) – "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine" b/w "I Wonder What He's Doing" (Buddha 408)
Filmography
[edit]Acting
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1974 | Claudine | Rioter on Hallway Stairs |
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1975 | The Happy Hooker | Red Hat | Biographical-comedy film directed by Nicholas Sgarro | [4] |
1978 | Blue Collar | Caroline Brown | Crime drama filmdirected byPaul Schrader | [5] |
1979 | The Lady in Red | Satin | Action-drama/romantic film directed byLewis Teague | [6] |
2004 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | Woman in Church | Drama film directed byMichael Schultz | [7] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1974 | Change at 125th Street | Harriet Morse | Made-for-TV movie directed byBob LaHendroandMichael Schultz | [8] |
1975 | Police Story | Girl in Bar | Episode: "Face for a Shadow" (S 3:Ep 6) | |
1976 | Good Times | Rochelle | Episode: "J.J.'s New Career, part 2" (S 4:Ep 8) | |
1977 | Rhoda | Nurse Franklin | Episode: "A Night in the Emergency Room" (S 3:Ep 16) | |
Days of Our Lives | Toni Johnson | Episode: "Episode #1.2962" (S 12:Ep 962) | ||
What's Happening!! | Norma | Episode: "From Here to Maternity" (S 1:Ep 21) | ||
Good Times | Lynetta Gordon | Season 5, episodes 1–3 "The Evans Get Involved" | ||
What's Happening!! | Donna | Episode: "Give Me Odds" (S 2:Ep 8) | ||
Freeman | Osa Lee | Made-for-TV movie directed byLloyd Richards. | ||
1978 | Barnaby Jones | Kelly Johnson | Episode: "A Ransom in Diamonds" (S 6:Ep 16) | |
Battered | Ginny Sinclair | Made-for-TV-Movie directed byPeter Werner. | [9] | |
1978–79 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Rita Conway | Recurring | |
1979 | What's Happening!! | Donna | Episode: "Food Poisoning" (S 3:Ep 16) | |
Good Times | Linella Gordon | Episode: "A Matter of Mothers" (S 6:Ep 21) | ||
1980 | The Night the City Screamed | Yvonne Clements | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Harry Falk. | [10] |
1982 | Hill Street Blues | Mrs. Halloran | Episode: "The Shooter" (S 2:Ep 17) | |
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris | Louise | Made-for-TV movie directed byAsaad Kelada. | [11] | |
1984 | T. J. Hooker | Carolyn Webster | Episode: "Anatomy of a Killing" (S 4:Ep 5) | |
The Facts of Life | Diane Ramsey | Episode: "Mother and Daughter" (S 5:Ep 21) | ||
1986 | Episode: "The Graduate" (S 7:Ep 23) | |||
1992 | Roc | Ms. Wilson | Episode: "No Notes Is Good Notes" (S 1:Ep 16) | |
1993 | Where I Live | Bonita | Episode: "The Terminator" (S 1:Ep 13) | |
Living Single | Bar Patron | Episode: "Living Kringle" (S 1:Ep 15) | ||
1994 | Bev | Episode: "The Hand That Robs the Cradle" (S 1:Ep 17) | ||
Laverne Hunter | Episode: "She Ain't Heavy, She My Mother" (S 1:Ep 26) | |||
1995 | Episode: "To Grandmother's House We Go" (S 2:Ep 25) | |||
Episode: "Talk Showdown" (S 2:Ep 26) | ||||
Episode: "Come Back Little Diva" (S 3:Ep 1) | ||||
Episode: "Rags to Riches" (S 3:Ep 5) | ||||
1996 | Kirk | Nurse | Episode "Operation Kirk" (S 1:Ep 20) | |
Living Single | Laverne Hunter | Episode: "Compromising Positions" (S 3:Ep 26) | ||
1997 | Episode: "Mother Inferior" (S 4:Ep 13) | |||
Episode: "Never Can Say Goodbye" (S 4:Ep 24) | ||||
Woman | Episode: "Up the Ladder Through the Roof" (S 5:Ep 6) | |||
Laverne Hunter | Episode: "Three Men and a Buckeye" (S 5:Ep 8) | |||
1998 | The Wayans Bros. | Susan Sparks | Episode: "Escorting Ain't Easy" (S 5:Ep 6) | |
2000 | The Parkers | Wilma McCoy | Episode: "Turkey Day Blues" (S 2:Ep 10) | |
2007 | Just Jordan | Gert | Episode: "Fist of Funny" (S 1:Ep 8) |
Production
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1993 | Menace II Society | Dialogue coach | Hooddramathrillerfilm directed byAllen and Albert Hughes | [12] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1993–94 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Consultant | Television sitcom | |
Living Single | ||||
1994 | Me and the Boys | Dialogue consultant | ||
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Director | Episode: "Groom & Bride" (S 2:Ep 21) | ||
1997 | Arsenio | Consultant | Television sitcom | |
1999 | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | Disney Channel Original Moviedirected byKenneth Johnson | [13] | |
Sister, Sister | Director | Episode: "The Road Less Traveled" (S 6:Ep 21) | ||
2000–03 | The Parkers | Consultant (69 episodes)/Director (4 episodes) | Television sitcom | |
2001 | Girlfriends | Director | Episode: "You Better Watch Out" (S 2:Ep 11) | |
2003–05 | Romeo! | Television sitcom (7 episodes) | ||
2003–06 | One on One | Television sitcom (5 episodes) | ||
2005 | All of Us | Episode: "If You Can't Stand the Heat" (S 3:Ep 2) | ||
2006 | Hannah Montana | Episode: "You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You" (S 1:Ep 13) | ||
2007 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Television sitcom (3 episodes) | ||
Just Jordan | Television sitcom (4 episodes) | |||
2009 | Meet the Browns | Television sitcom (2 episodes) | ||
2009–12 | House of Payne | Television sitcom (12 episodes) | ||
2020–23 | Young Dylan | Television sitcom (46 episodes) |
References
[edit]- ^Clemente, John (2013).Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World.AuthorHouse. p. 408.ISBN978-1-4772-7633-4.
- ^"Chip Fields Filmography".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2012. Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2012.RetrievedJune 30,2011.
- ^"Claudine".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"The Happy Hooker".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"Blue Collar".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"The Lady in Red".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"Woman Thou Art Loosed".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"Change at 125th Street".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"Battered".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"The Night the City Screamed".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"The Facts of Life Goes to Paris".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"Menace II Society".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
- ^"Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century".Turner Classic Movies.RetrievedMarch 15,2016.
External links
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- Living people
- Actresses from New York City
- African-American television directors
- American people of Jamaican descent
- American television directors
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- American women television directors
- African-American actresses
- The Ronettes members
- 20th-century African-American women singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American singers
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women