Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show The Mod Squad and the 1990s show Twin Peaks, died of cancer Saturday. Lipton died surrounded by her family, her daughters, Rashida and Kidada Jones, said in a statement. Lipton played one of a trio of Los Angeles undercover "hippie cops" on The Mod Squad, which aired on ABC. In the 1990s, she played the role of Norma Jennings in the TV series Twin Peaks. "It was very scary," Lipton told The Times in a 1993 interview.

Source: CBC News May 12, 2019 09:38 UTC