
Abbey Lincoln
Acting
Born 1930-08-06 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 2010-08-14
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.
Acting

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self

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

How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)

70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)

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

Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam

Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella

Great Performances
Self

All in the Family
Laura Grant

The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee

For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore

Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster

Nothing But a Man
Josie

The Girl Can't Help It
Herself

The Steve Allen Show
Self

The Oscars
Self