Abbey Lincoln
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1930-08-06 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 2010-08-14
Known for
- Mission: Impossible (1966) — Millie Webster
- Mo' Better Blues (1990) — Lillian Gilliam
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Self (archive footage)
- All in the Family (1971) — Laura Grant
- The Oscars (1953) — Self
- The Girl Can't Help It (1956) — Herself
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) — Self (archive footage)
- Nothing But a Man (1964) — Josie
- Great Performances (1971) — Self
- The Name of the Game (1968) — Claudia Lee
- For Love of Ivy (1968) — Ivy Moore
- American Playhouse (1982) — Josie
- Short Walk to Daylight (1972) — Dorella
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self
- 70 Years of Youth Revolt (2020) — Self (archive footage)
- Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023) — Self