Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 06, 1930
Died
Aug 14, 2010
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
18 titles
Abbey Lincoln
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
Filmography
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Self
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
American Playhouse
Josie
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
Great Performances
Self
All in the Family
Laura Grant
The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster
Nothing But a Man
Josie
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
The Steve Allen Show
Self
The Oscars
Self