Acting
Abbey Lincoln
Born August 6, 1930 Died August 14, 2010 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.
Filmography
7.7
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024·Documentary
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023·Documentary
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021·Music
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How It Feels to Be Free
2021·Documentary
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Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005·Music
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
1990·Drama
6.7
Short Walk to Daylight
1972·Drama
6.2
For Love of Ivy
1968·Comedy
7.4
Nothing But a Man
1964·Drama
6.3
The Girl Can't Help It
1956·Comedy