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Abbey Lincoln
Acting
Born: August 6, 1930
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.
Known For
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self
Mo' Better Blues
as Lillian Gilliam
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Nothing But a Man
as Josie
The Girl Can't Help It
as Herself
For Love of Ivy
as Ivy Moore
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
Short Walk to Daylight
as Dorella
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
