Abbey Lincoln
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA - Died: August 13, 2010
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
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5.8
MOVIE
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
1968
Comedy
7.5
MOVIE
Nothing But a Man
Josie
1964
Drama
0.0
MOVIE
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
2023
Documentary
6.5
MOVIE
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
1990
Drama
6.2
MOVIE
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
1972
Drama
6.2
MOVIE
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
1956
Comedy
7.6
MOVIE
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
2021
Music
0.0
MOVIE
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
2021
Documentary
7.7
MOVIE
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
2024
Documentary
0.0
MOVIE
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Self
2004
Music
7.8
TV
All in the Family
Laura Grant
1971
Comedy
7.2
TV
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
2020
Documentary
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster
1966
Drama
5.6
TV
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
Comedy
7.0
TV
The Oscars
Self
1953
Drama
6.8
TV
The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee
1968
Drama
5.8
TV
Great Performances
Self
1971
Comedy