TV Icon Kim Fields Dishes on New Gig as Member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta

Bravo officially announced that award-winning actor and director Kim Fieldshas made the foray into the reality world by becoming a cast member of Bravo's #1 rated Housewives franchise,The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Fields will be joining the cast of: Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore, Phaedra Parks and Porsha Williams. Noticeably missing from the lineup is Nene Leakes who announced that she would not be coming back to the reality show that turned her into a celebrity.

Fields is most recognized as roller-skating Tootie from the 1970's mega-hit show,Facts of Life and as the super, sassy Regine Hunter from the 1990's hit Living Single. Fields has been in front of the camera since she was 7 years old and continues to hone her craft as an actor. Her most recent acting credits are a Hallmark TV movie, For Better or for Worse, and motion picture, What to Expect when you are Expecting, starring Cameron Diaz. She has also been very busy behind the scenes as a sought after director and producer. She has directed successful televisions shows on TBS, BET and TVOne. Fields said, "I'm an actor, director, producer, entrepreneur, mom and wife."

To read the entire interview click here for my Huffington Post piece.