Peggy Lipton

Peggy Lipton

Margaret Ann Lipton was an American actress, model, and singer. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1970 for her role as Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad. Lipton and her husband Quincy Jones co-wrote the 1984 Frank Sinatra hit, “L.A. Is My Lady”

About Peggy Lipton in brief

Summary Peggy LiptonMargaret Ann Lipton was an American actress, model, and singer. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1970 for her role as Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad. Lipton and her husband Quincy Jones co-wrote the 1984 Frank Sinatra hit, “L. A. Is My Lady” Lipton died of colon cancer in Los Angeles on May 11, 2019 after being diagnosed in 2004. She had two daughters, Kidada and Rashida, who became actresses in 1986 and 1989, respectively.

She was married to Quincy Jones for 15 years before they divorced in 1989. She returned to acting in 1988, performing in many TV roles, including Norma Jennings in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. In 2017 she reprised her character of NormaJennings in the Twin Peaks revival. She appeared in an episode of Angie Tribeca as the mother of the title character played by her daughter Rashida Jones. As a singer, three of Lipton’s singles landed on the Billboard charts.