Person file · Acting
Abbey Lincoln
Born 1930-08-06Chicago, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Soundtrack to a Coup d'EtatSelf (archive footage)Max Roach: The Drum Also WaltzesSelfSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self (archive footage)How It Feels to Be FreeSelf (archival footage)Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey LincolnSelfMo' Better BluesLillian GilliamShort Walk to DaylightDorellaFor Love of IvyIvy MooreNothing But a ManJosieThe Girl Can't Help ItHerself