Abbey Lincoln
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
For Love of Ivy
as Ivy Moore
1968
Nothing But a Man
as Josie
1964
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
2023
Mo' Better Blues
as Lillian Gilliam
1990
Short Walk to Daylight
as Dorella
1972
The Girl Can't Help It
as Herself
1956
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
2021
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
2021
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
as Self
2005
