Peggy Lipton,the mother of Kidada and拉希达琼斯,has passed away from cancer on May 11 at age 72.Lipton was incredible: an amazing actress,a loving mother,and a truly unique human being.
She was the daughter of Reform Jews from New York.Her father was a lawyer,and her mother,to whom she was very close,was an artist.Lipton started modeling at age 15.She also stuttered as a child,但发现她在为一个角色朗诵台词时可以停下来。And so,she started表演.
利普顿也许最出名的是她在节目中扮演的卧底军官朱莉·巴恩斯。Mod Squad.She got the role at the very young age of 18.Lipton won a Golden Globe for her role in the Aaron Spelling-produced crime drama,which was one of the first shows with a black actor in its main cast.
Lipton,who had affairs with the likes of Paul McCartney and Elvis Presley,married Grammy award-winning music producer Quincy Jones in 1974.The relationship with a Black man wasn't always accepted by everyone: "Wherever Quincy and I went,there was an edge to people's reactions," she told下一部族.
And the negative reactions also included Peggy's ownmother她说：“她以为我会和一位白马王子或某位伟大的犹太国王在一起。”
利普顿的家人最终接受了婚姻和琼斯。Her father said in an interview with People,"Quincy is about as nice a person as I've ever met,and he's a lovable man."
Lipton stopped acting when daughter Kidada was born in 1974.She toldPeoplethat Jones never asked her to stop acting,she just wanted to be a full-time mother very badly.Lipton raised her daughters withJudaism他们庆祝犹太节日，甚至去了希伯来学校。
After Jones' rising fame (he produced Michael Jackson's "Thriller") drove the couple apart,Lipton got back into acting at the age of 38.Her most famous role of that time was Double R Diner owner Norma Jennings,in the creepy 1990 David Lynch showTwin Peaks.
Lipton was perfect in the role,散发出自然的优雅和脆弱。She reprised it for a third season inTwin Peaksin 2017.
Lipton also stared in two episodes of Rashida's comedy show,安吉丽特贝卡,as Rashida's character's mother.她在这个角色中真的很搞笑：
Lipton was first diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004.Rashida helped care for her throughout her illness,reliably giving her a dose of the best medicine: laughter."We told dumb jokes all day;at one point,我开始打电话给我妈妈Chemosabe。Next Tribe."We had to find joy in the situation."
Lipton has onegrandson,Isaiah Jones King,拉希达和合伙人的儿子Ezra Koening,the Jewish frontman of the bandVampire Weekend.Isaiah was born in August 2018.这意味着拉希达在母亲节第一天就失去了母亲。We can't imagine what she is going through,我们的心向她倾诉。
Upon Lipton's passing,her daughters released this touching statement: "Peggy was,and will always be our beacon of light,both in this world and beyond.She will always be a part of us."
May her memory be for a blessing.
