Abbey Lincoln
Known for Acting
Born August 6, 1930
Died August 14, 2010
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Lillian Gilliam
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Herself
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Nothing But a Man
1964
as Josie
For Love of Ivy
1968
as Ivy Moore
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
as Dorella
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005
as Self