Abbey Lincoln
Acting
Born: 1930-08-06 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Anna Marie Wooldridge, known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career not only out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards but writing and singing her own material.
Known For
Great Performances
Self
Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster
American Playhouse
Josie
All in the Family
Laura Grant
The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee
The Steve Allen Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Nothing But a Man
Josie
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Self
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)