Chip Fields
Chip Fields | |
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| Born | Laverne Bernard August 5, 1951 |
| Other names | Chip Fields-Hurd, Chip Hurd |
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| Years active | 1974–present |
| Known for | Lynnetta Gordon – Good Times Laverne Hunter – Living Single Rita Conway – The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series) |
| Children | 2, 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.