Biography
In 1974, Lipton married producer/musician Quincy Jones and took a hiatus from acting to raise a family. In the late 1980s, after her divorce from Jones, she resurfaced on the big screen as a TV reporter in "War Party" (1988) and went on to play diner owner Norma Jennings on the oddball serial "Twin Peaks" (ABC, 1990-91), a role she reprised in the feature "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" (1992). Lipton did not have much success with the …
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Career Milestones
| First TV appearance, "Bewitched"; had one line "You're late" | ||
| Grew up in Lawrence, Long Island, New York | ||
1962 | Signed with modeling agency Eileen Ford at age 15 (date approximate) | |
1964 | Moved with family to Los Angeles at age 17; went under contract with Universal (date approximate) | |
1965 | First sizable TV acting assignment, "The John Forsythe Show" | |
1968 | First film appearance, "Blue" (with Terence Stamp) | |
1968 | Starred as Julie Barnes in TV series, "The Mod Squad" | |
1974 | Took hiatus from acting | |
1979 | Appeared in TV-movie, "The Return of the Mod Squad" | |
1988 | Returned to film, "War Party" | |
1990 | Co-starred as Norma Jennings in TV series, "Twin Peaks" | |
1993 | Was a series regular on the short-lived CBS series "Angel Falls" | |
1996 | Co-starred in the NBC TV-movie "Justice For Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie" | |
1997 | Had supporting role in "The Postman" | |
2000 | Had recurring role as a mother reuniting with a child she had abandoned several years earlier on episodes of "Popular" (The WB) | |
2000 | Played supporting role in "Skipped Parts" | |
2000 | Portrayed Gloria Steinem in the NBC miniseries "The '70s" | |
2002 | Acted on stage in L.A. with brother Robert and daughter Rashida Jones in the one-act play "Pitching to the Star" | |
Awards
1969 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Television Series - Drama in The Mod Squad |
1969 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress In a in The Mod Squad |
1970 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in The Mod Squad |
1970 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress in The Mod Squad |
1971 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Leading Role - Drama Series Or Television Movie in The Mod Squad |
1971 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress In a in The Mod Squad |
1972 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in The Mod Squad |
1972 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contined Performance By an Actress In a in The Mod Squad |