Abbey Lincoln
Known for ActingBorn 1930-08-06 — died 2010-08-14Chicago, 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.
Known for
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · as Lillian Gilliam
Nothing But a Man
1964 · as Josie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · as Herself
For Love of Ivy
1968 · as Ivy Moore
How It Feels to Be Free
2021 · as Self (archival footage)
Short Walk to Daylight
1972 · as Dorella
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023 · as Self
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005 · as Self