Abbey Lincoln
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-08-06 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
2010-08-14
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.
Most Known For
Mission: Impossible
as Millie Webster
Great Performances
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
All in the Family
as Laura Grant
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
The Name of the Game
as Claudia Lee
The Girl Can't Help It
as Herself
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
Mo' Better Blues
as Lillian Gilliam
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Nothing But a Man
as Josie
For Love of Ivy
as Ivy Moore
Short Walk to Daylight
as Dorella
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
as Self