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.

Known For

Nothing But a Man

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

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Acting

1968

For Love of Ivy

as

Ivy Moore

1964

Nothing But a Man

as

Josie

2023

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

as

Self

1990

Mo' Better Blues

as

Lillian Gilliam

1972

Short Walk to Daylight

as

Dorella

1956

The Girl Can't Help It

as

Herself

2021

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

as

Self

2021

How It Feels to Be Free

as

Self (archival footage)

2024

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as

Self (archive footage)

2005

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

as

Self

All in the Family

as

Laura Grant

70 Years of Youth Revolt

as

Self (archive footage)

Mission: Impossible

as

Millie Webster

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Singer

The Oscars

as

Self

The Name of the Game

as

Claudia Lee

Great Performances

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing