Peggy Lipton
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Lipton (born August 30, 1946 in New York City - † May 11, 2019 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress .
Life
Lipton initially worked as a photo model . At the age of 17 she went to Hollywood and received guest roles on several television series . She has also appeared in various television films and starred alongside Kurt Russell in Disney's Civil War drama Mosby’s Marauders .
In 1968 she became known as a hippie private detective in the series Twen-Police (The Mod Squad) . When Peggy Lipton married the musician Quincy Jones in 1974 , she initially ended her career and only appeared once in Return of the Mod Squad . After her divorce from Quincy Jones in 1987, she was back in many TV series such as Twin Peaks and Alias - The Agent . In 1991 she played a role in Michael Jackson's music video Black or White . She most recently appeared in new episodes of Twin Peaks in 2017 , in which she played the character of the takeaway owner Norma Jennings again . Her work includes almost 50 film and television productions.
Lipton has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award . In 1971 she received the Golden Bravo Otto for Best Female TV Star in the readers' choice of the youth magazine Bravo . In 1972 she received the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama for Twen Police .
She was the sister of the actor Robert Lipton . With Quincy Jones, she had two daughters, Kidada and Rashida , who are also active as actresses. Lipton died in May 2019 at the age of 72 from complications from cancer.
Filmography (selection)
TV Shows
- 1966: The People at Shiloh Ranch ( The Virginian , an episode)
- 1967: FBI ( The FBI , an episode)
- 1968–1973: Twen Police ( The Mod Squad , 121 episodes)
- 1990–1991, 2017: Twin Peaks (29 episodes)
- 1994: High Flyer ( Wings , a series)
- 2000: Popular (four episodes)
- 2004: Alias - Die Agentin ( Alias , three episodes)
- 2007: Rules of Engagement (one episode)
- 2009: LA Crash (four episodes)
- 2012: House of Lies (an episode)
- 2014: Psych (an episode)
- 2016: Angie Tribeca (episode 2x10)
Feature films
- 1968: Inferno on the River (Blue)
- 1988: The Young Warriors (War Party)
- 1988: Ghettobusters (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!)
- 1988: Purple People Eater
- 1989: Kinjite : Forbidden Subjects
- 1990: I Love a Woman Killer (Fatal Charm)
- 1991: The Tall Blonde with the Black Foot (True Identity)
- 1992: Twin Peaks : Fire Walk with Me
- 1994: Deadly Fantasies (The Spider and the Fly)
- 1994: Deadly Vows
- 1997: Postman (The Postman)
- 2000: Right in the middle and fully involved (Skipped Parts)
- 2010: When in Rome - Five men are four too many (When in Rome)
- 2017: Bailey - A Dog's Purpose
Web links
- Peggy Lipton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Peggy Lipton in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
- Peggy Lipton in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lipton, Peggy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lipton, Margaret Ann (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 2019 |