Abbey Lincoln
Born: 1930-08-06
Birthplace: 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.
Known For
The Girl Can't Help It
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Mo' Better Blues
Nothing But a Man
For Love of Ivy
How It Feels to Be Free
Short Walk to Daylight
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Top Movie Credits
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
Nothing But a Man
Josie
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella