U.S. actress who was born on August 30, 1947, in New York City to a Jewish-American father and an Irish-born mother who was also Jewish. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and is one of the worlds major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

Lipton was raised in Long Island, New York; she is most famous for her portrayal of "Julie Barnes" in the late 1960s-early 1970s TV show "The Mod Squad". This article is about Long Island in New York State. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The Mod Squad was a television police drama from executive producer Danny Thomas in the United States that ran from 1968-1973. ...

She married music businessman extraordinaire Quincy Jones in 1974 and had 2 daughters with him, Kidada and Rashida, but they divorced in 1990. Quincy Jones on the cover of Back On The Block album (1989). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

During her marriage to Jones, Lipton chose to retire from acting for many years. Following her divorce, she reemerged on the David Lynch series Twin Peaks, as conflicted waitress Norma Jennings. Twin Peaks was an American dramatic television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. ...

She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004 and received treatment for it. Apparently she is in remission.

In 2005, she published her memoir "Breathing Out".

External links

• Peggy Lipton at the Internet Movie Database