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 directo...
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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.
Chip whose real name is Laverne, began her 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. 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...
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