Abbey Lincoln
Born
August 6, 1930
Died
August 14, 2010 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2024
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
0.0
2023
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self
7.6
2021
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
0.0
2021
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.3
2020
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
6.5
1990
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
6.2
1972
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1971
All in the Family
Laura Grant · (1 episode)
7.9
1971
The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
5.9
1968
Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
Nothing But a Man
Josie
7.4
1964
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
6.1
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
5.6
1956
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953