Chip Fields


Laverne "Chip" Fields, who is sometimes credited as Chip Hurd or Chip Fields–Hurd, is an American singer, actor, television director, producer, consultant, and dialogue coach, who has appeared in popular films, television shows, and Broadway theatre. She is best known for portraying Lynetta Gordon, the abusive birth mother of Penny Gordon Woods in a four–part episode of the 1970s sitcom Good Times.

Career

Fields began her career as a singer. She joined Ronnie Spector as a Ronette in 1973 and recorded two singles for Buddah Records.
Fields began her acting career as an extra in the 1974 film Claudine. 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 on the sitcom Good Times.
From 1978 to 1979, she played Rita Conway in the short-lived The Amazing Spider-Man TV Series. Rita Conway was J. Jonah Jameson's secretary, the same function as the African-American Glory Grant from the 1970s comics. She also appeared in What's Happening!!, Hill Street Blues, T.J. Hooker, Roc, Kirk, The Wayans Bros., and The Parkers. She played the role of "Laverne", mother to the character "Regine" on Living Single.
Fields was a consultant for The Parkers, , Living Single, and was a dialogue coach for the film, Menace II Society. She also directed episodes of the popular UPN sitcoms, One on One, All of Us, Girlfriends, The Parkers, as well as episodes of Romeo!, Just Jordan, Hannah Montana, Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Meet the Browns.

Personal life

Chip is the mother of actress Kim Fields and Alexis Fields. Chip has been married to technical director Ervin Hurd since August 20, 1994.

Discography

Acting

Film

Television

Production

Film

Television