"Twin Peaks" Actress Peggy Lipton Dead at 72

The actress Peggy Lipton, known for her roles in the original bands 'Mod Squad' and 'Twin Peaks', has died of cancer. She was 72 years old.
An announcement was made to The Los Angeles Times yesterday (May 11) Rashida and Kidada Jones – Lipton's daughters from her previous marriage to Quincy Jones. Lipton was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004.

"She made her journey peacefully with her daughters and nieces at her side," Rashida and Kidada said in a statement. Time. "We feel so lucky for every moment with her." They continued, "We can not express all our feelings in words yet, but we'll say: Peggy has been and will always be our beacon, this world and -of the. She will always be part of us.

At the beginning of his career, Lipton made appearances in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" and "Bewitched". In 1968, Lipton joined the cast of "Mod Squad", playing the role of Julie Barnes, the main actress in a trio of "hippie police" under cover. Lipton married Quincy Jones in 1974, taking a break from the breeder role to raise Kidada and Rashida. She returned to the theater in 1989 after the divorce of Lipton and Jones. It is then that Lipton assumes one of his most memorable roles: Norma Jennings, kind owner of the Double R. Diner in "Twin Peaks". In 2017, Lipton resumes her role as Norma in "Twin Peaks: The Return".