Kim Fields Reflects on Child Stardom: 'You Don't Realize, "This Show Is Groundbreaking"'
Photo: Nathalie Gordon Kim Fieldshas been in the spotlight for 40 years — and has no plans to slow down. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the actress and director opens up about navigating child stardom and her big return to the small screen. From playing Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey on the NBC sitcomThe Facts of Life(1979-1988) to sharing the screen withQueen Latifahon Fox’sLiving Single(1993-1998), Fields grew up onscreen. “You don’t realize, ‘This show is groundbreaking,'” she says of working on the trailblazing shows....