Chip Fields

Chip Fields
Born
Laverne Bernard

(1951-08-05) August 5, 1951
Other namesChip Fields-Hurd, Chip Hurd
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television director
  • dialogue coach
Years active1974–present
Known forLynnetta Gordon – Good Times
Laverne Hunter – Living Single
Rita Conway – The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)
Children2, including Kim Fields

Laverne Bernard (born August 5, 1951), better known by her stage name Chip Fields or Chip Hurd, is an American actress, singer, television director, dialogue coach, and producer who has appeared in popular films, television series, and Broadway theatre. She is best known for portraying Lynnetta Gordon, the abusive birth mother of Penny Gordon Woods (played by Janet Jackson), in a four–episode story arc (1977) of the 1970s sitcom Good Times.