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
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Movie
7.8
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024 · Movie
6.3
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · Movie
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Movie
7.4
Nothing But a Man
1964 · Movie
6.7
Short Walk to Daylight
1972 · Movie
6.2
For Love of Ivy
1968 · Movie
How It Feels to Be Free
2021 · Movie
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023 · Movie
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005 · Movie