Peggy Lipton

American Actress Rashida Jones  Rashida Jones Biography: Rashida Jones born on February 25, 1976. As a graduate of Harvard university and voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by her high school school peers in Sherman Oaks, California, it would be surprising if Los Angeles-born Rashida Jones had been unable to make a name for herself. Her talent and intelligence, combined with being the attractive daughter of composer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, contributed to her establishment in the...Read Full Story

American Actress Rashida Jones  Rashida Jones Biography: Rashida Jones born on February 25, 1976. As a graduate of Harvard university and voted “Most Likely to Succeed” by her high school school peers in Sherman Oaks, California, it would be surprising if Los Angeles-born Rashida Jones had been unable to make a name for herself. Her talent and intelligence, combined with being the attractive daughter of composer Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton, contributed to her establishment in the...Read Full Story

Peggy Lipton is best known for her role in the 1970s “The Mod Squad”. She married Prolific music producer Quincy Delight Jones in 1974, and gave birth to two daughters, Kidada (1974) and Rashida (1976). While the eldest daughter is probably best known for having been Tupac Shakur’s fianc when he passed away, Rashida followed in her mother’s acting footsteps. Since she started acting in 1997, she has become increasingly popular, mostly due to her role as Karen Filipelli on “The Office”, or for...Read Full Story

Wow. It seems like forever since I did one of these, my many posts about the "secret Negro inside," the not-black-black-peoples of America who straddle in the nether regions of "I don't look black." In America it doesn't matter who you are, it's about what you look like. So this is my regular celebration of the not-black-black-peoples such as major league baseball star Grady Sizemore , insane supermodel Kimora Lee Simmons , flashdancer Jennifer Beals and my favorite not-black-black-person...Read Full Story

Q : The Autobiography of Quincy Jones Review This is a moving story, a very rare totally sincere autobiography and it is written with a musical sense: the architecture of the book (chapters interrupted by comments from Quincy's friends) is nicely shaped. The damage created by the mental illness of Quincy's mother is apparent in his inability to trust a woman, and I find the tales about his mistresses pathetic. I wish somebody extracts from this the pages that could be read by children: the...Read Full Story

How a Queens schlub went head over heels for Peggy Lipton and brought down the system BY Tom Robbins Tuesday, April 28th 2009 at 3:06pm Adam Nemser/Newscom Pension fun: Andy Stein and Peggy Lipton in 2003 One way to get a handle on the massive pension fund scandal unearthed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and his diligent team is to consider this: It all starts with a girlfriend. Long before the political titans were paraded in handcuffs and the financial wizards publicly shamed, there was...Read Full Story

Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Buzz up! Post this to MySpace Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Add this to Google Bookmarks Tagged as: 1982 , Age 22 to 31 1980 - 1989 , Celebrity Events , Peggy Lipton , Producer Quincy JonesRead Full Story

When music producer Quincy Jones is your dad and your mother is actress Peggy Lipton, chances are entertaining is something you're born to pursue. Rashida Jones has dabbled in both music and acting, but it's on the big screen where she shines brightest. Having worked with Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson and Craig Robinson on TV's 'The Office,' Jones has been exposed to plenty of comedians. That paved the way for another sitcom, 'Parks and Recreation,' with 'SNL' alum Amy Poehler, which is due...Read Full Story

Rashida Jones, daughter of musician/producer Quincy Jones and MOD Squad actress Peggy Lipton, is adding designer to her resume. Rashida's small role in The Office has now led to a starring role in Fox's Unhitched . Meanwhile, the actress and a partner, Angela Wilcox, are launching a line of organic cotton clothing. The clothing line, named Laloo, features swingy tanks, dresses, and layerable tees. A woven cotton tank dress will cost you $185, which is entirely too expensive for those of us...Read Full Story

Rashida Jones , daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton , recently spoke out about being biracial and how she was turned away from an all-black sorority. “I definitely learned my lesson. I’m back to that place were I’m like, ‘You know what? I’m black, I’m white, I’m Jewish, I’m Irish, I’m Portuguese, I’m Welsh, what the f**k ever.’ To me it’s so inconsequential. “People still say things to me like, ‘Oh my god, you’re black? I would’ve never guessed that.’ And I just think, I can’t help...Read Full Story