Abbey Lincoln

Actress

Born: August 6, 1930 (80 years old)

Died: August 14, 2010

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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 (12)

• Nothing But a Man (1964, ★ 7.4)
• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021, ★ 7.6)
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024, ★ 7.7)
• All in the Family (1971, ★ 7.8)
• Mission: Impossible (1966, ★ 7.6)
• For Love of Ivy (1968, ★ 5.8)
• Mo' Better Blues (1990, ★ 6.5)
• Short Walk to Daylight (1972, ★ 6.2)
• The Girl Can't Help It (1956, ★ 6.2)
• The Name of the Game (1968, ★ 6.8)
• The Steve Allen Show (1956, ★ 5.6)
• Great Performances (1971, ★ 5.8)