Abbey Lincoln
Acting
Born 1930-08-06
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
Popular credits
Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
All in the Family
Laura Grant
The Oscars
Self
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Nothing But a Man
Josie
Great Performances
Self
The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
The Steve Allen Show
Self
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Self