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