Abbey Lincoln
Acting
1930-08-06 — 2010-08-14Chicago, 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
tv
6.1
1971
Great Performances
1971 · tv
tv
7.6
1966
Mission: Impossible
1966 · tv
tv
7.0
1968
The Name of the Game
1968 · tv
tv
7.8
1971
All in the Family
1971 · tv
tv
6.2
1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · tv
tv
7.0
1953
The Oscars
1953 · tv
movie
6.3
1956
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · movie
tv
7.2
2020
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020 · tv
movie
6.5
1990
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · movie
movie
7.6
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · movie
movie
7.8
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · movie
movie
7.4
1964
Nothing But a Man
1964 · movie
movie
6.2
1968
For Love of Ivy
1968 · movie
movie
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023 · movie
movie
6.7
1972
Short Walk to Daylight
1972 · movie
movie
2021
How It Feels to Be Free
2021 · movie
movie
2005
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005 · movie