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Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Acting · Born 1930-08-06 · Chicago, 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 7.6 Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1966
movie 6.5 Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues
1990
movie 7.6 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
tv 7.8 All in the Family
All in the Family
1971
tv 7.0 The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
movie 6.3 The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
movie 7.7 Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
movie 7.4 Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man
1964
tv 6.1 Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
tv 7.0 The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
1968
movie 6.2 For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy
1968
tv 6.6 American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982
movie 6.7 Short Walk to Daylight
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
tv 6.2 The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
1956
tv 7.2 70 Years of Youth Revolt
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
movie Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
movie How It Feels to Be Free
How It Feels to Be Free
2021
movie Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005