Career
Her father arranged her first modeling jobs in New York, while her mother encouraged her to take acting lessons. At 15 she became a Ford Agency model and enjoyed a successful career. After she and her family moved to Los Angeles in 1964, she signed a contract with Universal Pictures and made her TV debut in the NBC sitcom The John Forsythe Show (1965). Between 1965 and 1968 her list of appearances include Bewitched, The Virginian, The Invaders, The Road West, The F.B.I., Walt Disney's Willie and the Yank, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and Mr. Novack.
Lipton's star rose on The Mod Squad. Her performance on the show earned her four Golden Globe nominations during her tenure, and in 1971 she won a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Actress in a Drama. As a singer she enjoyed some success with three of her singles landing on the Billboard charts: "Stoney End" (1968, later covered by Barbra Streisand) and "Lu" (1970), both of which were written by Laura Nyro, and "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (1970) written by Donovan. "Stoney End" also is included in her only 1968 album Peggy Lipton (Ode Records), which has yet to have an official Ode Records/CBS release on CD.
In the 1990s Lipton returned to acting and joined the cast of David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks in 1991. Since then she has appeared in many TV shows, including a recurring role in Crash and Popular.
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