Abbey Lincoln
Acting
Born: August 6, 1930Chicago, 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
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)
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Self
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
Nothing But a Man
Josie
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself