Acting
Abbey Lincoln
- Born
- August 6, 1930
- Died
- August 14, 2010
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.
Filmography
Known for
6.2For Love of Ivy
1968
7.4Nothing But a Man
1964
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
6.5Mo' Better Blues
1990
6.7Short Walk to Daylight
1972
6.3The Girl Can't Help It
1956
7.6Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
7.7Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005
7.8All in the Family
1971
7.270 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
7.6Mission: Impossible
1966
6.2The Steve Allen Show
1956
7.0The Oscars
1953
7.0The Name of the Game
1968
6.1Great Performances
1971
6.6American Playhouse
1982