Chip Fields, who is sometimes credited as Chip Hurd or Chip Fields-Hurd, (born August 5, 1951) is an American actress, director, consultant, and dialogue coach, who has appeared in popular films, television shows, and Broadway theatre. She is best known for portraying Penny Gordon's abusive birth mother in a four-part episode of the 1970s sitcom Good Times. She is also the mother of Kim and Alexis Fields. She has been married to technical director Erv Hurd since August 20, 1994. is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... A consultant (from the Latin consultare meaning to discuss from which we also derive words such as consul and counsel) is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular area of expertise such as accountancy, the environment, technology, the law, human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, public affairs, communication, engineering... For other uses, see Dialogue (disambiguation). ... A coach is a person who supports people (clients) to achieve their goals, with goal setting, encouragement and questions. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Penny Gordon Woods was a character in the television series Good Times. ... Child abuse is the physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This article is about the television series. ... Kim Victoria Fields (born May 12, 1969 in New York, New York) is an American actress. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Career

Chip Fields (left), with her daughter Kim Fields, on the set of Living Single

Chip made her film debut in "Claudine" (1974) and 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. She played Rita Conway in the short-lived The Amazing Spider-Man TV Series from 1978-1979. Rita Conway was J. Jonah Jameson's secretary, which defers from comic continuity, since Betty Brant is the original secretary. She also appeared in What's Happening!!, Hill Street Blues, T.J. Hooker, Roc, Kirk (a short-lived sitcom starring Kirk Cameron), The Wayans Bros., and The Parkers. She has also directed episodes of the popular UPN sitcoms, One on One, All of Us, Girlfriends, and The Parkers. She has been a consultant for The Parkers, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Living Single, and was a dialogue coach for the movie, Menace II Society. Image File history File links ChipFields. ... Image File history File links ChipFields. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the first live-action TV series made to the popular comic book The Amazing Spider-Man and was shown in the USA between 1977-1979. ... J. Jonah Jameson (also known as J.J., Jolly Jonah Jameson , or J.J.J.) is a fictional supporting character featured in Marvel Comics’s Spider-Man series. ... Betty Brant is a supporting character in Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man series. ... Whats Happening!! is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. ... Hill Street Blues was a serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. ... T.J. Hooker was a weekly police drama that premiered as a mid-season replacement in early 1982 on ABC-TV and ran on ABC primetime through summer 1985. ... Roc was a Fox network sitcom which ran from 1991 to 1994. ... Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American actor, director, and Christian fundamentalist who is perhaps most notable for his role as Mike Seaver on the sitcom Growing Pains. ... The Wayans Bros. ... The Parkers is a sitcom that aired for 5 years on UPN from August 30, 1999 - May 10, 2004. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... One on One is an American sitcom originally based in Baltimore and later based in Los Angeles. ... This article is about the TV series. ... For other uses, see Girlfriend (disambiguation). ... The Parkers is a sitcom that aired for 5 years on UPN from August 30, 1999 - May 10, 2004. ... The Parkers is a sitcom that aired for 5 years on UPN from August 30, 1999 - May 10, 2004. ... Living Single is an American television sitcom which aired for five seasons on the FOX television network from August 1993 until January 1998. ... Menace II Society is a 1993 American film and the directorial debut of twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. ...

Trivia

• Chip co-starred in the 1974 movie, Change at 125th Street with Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker. These two would later portray one of the first interracial married couples on prime time TV in The Jeffersons.
• Chip also appeared in The Facts of Life and Living Single, as the mother of Tootie Ramsey and the mother of Regine Hunter, respectively. Both Tootie and Regine were portrayed by Chip's real life daughter, Kim Fields.

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• Chip was added as a member of the "Ronettes" after Ronnie Spector divorced Phil Spector in the 70's. Her sister Estelle and cousin Nedra no longer were interested in singing so Ronnie later hired Chip Fields and Denise Edwards. The trio recorded two singles for Buddha records and headlined at Madison Square Garden in Richard Nadar's Oldies Review.

External links

• Chip Fields at the Internet Movie Database
• Chip Fields at the Internet Broadway Database