Abbey Lincoln

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 (17 Appearances)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023

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

2021

How It Feels to Be Free

2021

70 Years of Youth Revolt

2020

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

2005

Mo' Better Blues

1990

Short Walk to Daylight

1972

Great Performances

1971

All in the Family

1971

The Name of the Game

1968

For Love of Ivy

1968

Mission: Impossible

1966

Nothing But a Man

1964

The Girl Can't Help It

1956 Debut

The Steve Allen Show

1956

The Oscars

1953
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