Abbey Lincoln

1930-08-06 - 2010-08-14 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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.

Movies

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

as Lillian Gilliam

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as Self (archive footage)

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

as Herself

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

as Josie

For Love of Ivy

For Love of Ivy

as Ivy Moore

Short Walk to Daylight

Short Walk to Daylight

as Dorella

How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

as Self (archival footage)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

as Self

TV Shows

All in the Family

All in the Family

as Laura Grant

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Millie Webster

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Claudia Lee