Peggy Lipton

Also known as Margaret Lipton, Margaret Anne Lipton, Peggy Ann Lipton, Peggy Anne Lipton, Peggy Lipton Jones

American actress and singer (1946-2019)

Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

Peggy Lipton (born Margaret Ann Lipton; August 30, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American actress and model who rose to fame in the late 1960s. She is best known for two major television roles: Julie Barnes on The Mod Squad (1968-1973) and Norma Jennings on Twin Peaks (1990-1991, 2017). She began modeling at age 15 and signed with Ford Agency. Her early struggles with stuttering led her to become…

Known for

Quincy Jones, Music Man — Self (archive footage)2025
Quincy — Self2018
A Dog's Purpose — Adult Hannah2017
There's... Johnny! — Evelyn Greenfield2017
Angie Tribeca — Peggy Tribeca2016
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces — Norma Jennings2014
House of Lies — Phoebe Van Der Hooven2012
When in Rome — Priscilla (Beth's Mom)2010
Crash — Susie2008
Rules of Engagement — Fay2007

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Key facts

Born: Margaret Ann Lipton , ( 1946-08-30 ) August 30, 1946, New York City, U.S.
Died: May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11) (aged 72), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Occupations: Actress model singer
Years active: 1964–1974 1988–2017
Spouse: Quincy Jones ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1990 )
Children: Kidada Rashida
Father: Harold Lipton

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Margaret
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Los Angeles
Spouse: Quincy Jones
Child: Rashida Jones
Occupation: model
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Judaism
Instrument: voice
Image: Peggy Lipton Mod Squad (cropped).JPG
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Peggy Lipton
date of birth: 1946-08-30
date of death: 2019-05-11
birth name: Margaret Ann Lipton
start of work period: 1965-00-00
end of work period: 2017-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: Colorectal cancer
name in native language: Peggy Lipton
place of burial: Hillside Memorial Park
medical condition: stuttering

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Encyclopedic overview

Margaret Ann Lipton (August 30, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American model, actress, and singer. She made appearances in many of the most popular television shows of the 1960s before she landed her defining role as flower child Julie Barnes in the crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973), for which she was nominated for four Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama in 1970.

After The Mod Squad, Lipton married musician Quincy Jones and began a 15-year hiatus from acting, during which she raised her two children, Kidada and Rashida Jones. She returned to acting in 1988, performing in many TV roles, including Norma Jennings in David Lynch's Twin Peaks.

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