Peggy Lipton, “Mod Squad” and “Twin Peaks” Star, Dies at 72
Peggy Lipton, known for her roles in “The Mod Squad” and “Twin Peaks,” and the mother of Rashida Jones, has died at 72 of cancer.Her daughers Rashida and Kidada Jones announced her death to the Los Angeles Times.She won a Golden Globe and was Emmy-nominated four times for her role as flower child Julie Barnes in “The Mod Squad,” in which she starred from 1968 to 1973.
She became a fashion icon for her hippie outfits on the show, which featured three hip undercover cops, “One black, one white, one blonde,” as the marketing campaign described.After a long break to raise her daughters, she returned to acting on David Lynch’s original “Twin Peaks” series, on which she played Norma Jennings, the owner of the Double R Diner.
She returned to reprise her role in the recent revival of the series.She married musician and producer Quincy Jones in 1974 and
