Abbey Lincoln

Acting

August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010 (aged 80)

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.

Filmography

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat2024 · Self (archive footage)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes2023 · Self

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

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021 · Self (archive footage)

How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free2021 · Self (archival footage)

70 Years of Youth Revolt

70 Years of Youth Revolt2020 · Self (archive footage)

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln2005 · Self

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues1990 · Lillian Gilliam

American Playhouse

American Playhouse1982 · Josie

Short Walk to Daylight

Short Walk to Daylight1972 · Dorella

Great Performances

Great Performances1971 · Self

All in the Family

All in the Family1971 · Laura Grant

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game1968 · Claudia Lee

Next

Next1968 · Ivy Moore

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible1966 · Millie Webster

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man1964 · Josie

The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It1956 · Herself

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show1956 · Self

The Oscars

The Oscars1953 · Self