Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 6, 1930

died

August 14, 2010

place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

also known as

Anna Marie Wooldridge · Anna Marie · Gaby Lee · Gaby Woolridge

total credits

10 movies

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.

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Known For

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self (archive footage)

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

as Lillian Gilliam

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as Self (archive footage)

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It

as Herself

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

as Josie

For Love of Ivy

For Love of Ivy

as Ivy Moore

Filmography

10 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021as Self (archive footage)
Mo' Better Blues
6.5

Mo' Better Blues

1990as Lillian Gilliam
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
7.8

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024as Self (archive footage)
The Girl Can't Help It
6.3

The Girl Can't Help It

1956as Herself
Nothing But a Man
7.4

Nothing But a Man

1964as Josie
For Love of Ivy
6.2

For Love of Ivy

1968as Ivy Moore
How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

2021as Self (archival footage)
Short Walk to Daylight
6.7

Short Walk to Daylight

1972as Dorella
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023as Self
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

2005as Self