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
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Movie
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
7.4
Nothing But a Man
1964 · Movie
6.3
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · 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