Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Acting Born: August 6, 1930 • 80 years old (deceased) • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Anna Marie WooldridgeAnna MarieGaby LeeGaby Woolridge

Photos

Abbey Lincoln photo

Abbey Lincoln photo

Known For

Great Performances

Great Performances

as Self

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as Millie Webster

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as Self

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Claudia Lee

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

All in the Family

All in the Family

as Laura Grant

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

as Lillian Gilliam

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)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as Self (archive footage)

70 Years of Youth Revolt

70 Years of Youth Revolt

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

Short Walk to Daylight

Short Walk to Daylight

as Dorella

How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

as Self (archival footage)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

as Self

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

as Self