
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