years_active children birth_place othername name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
1973 -- present kim b. 1979 -rrb- fields -lrb- b. 1969 -rrb- alexis fields -lrb- new york city , new york , u.s. chip hurd chip fields-hurd chip fields 5 august 1951 erv hurd august 20 , 1994 chip fields
 laverne fields singer dialogue coaching , actress , television director , consultant ,
chip fields

laverne `` chip '' fields , who is sometimes credited as chip hurd or chip fields-hurd , -lrb- born august 5 , 1951 -rrb- is an american singer , actress , television director , consultant , and dialogue coach , who has appeared in popular films , television shows , and broadway theatre .
she is best known for portraying the abusive birth mother of penny gordon woods -lrb- played by janet jackson -rrb- in a four-part episode of the 1970s sitcom `` good times '' .
