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.
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Acting History
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat as Self (archive footage)
2023Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes as Self
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self
2021How It Feels to Be Free as Self (archival footage)
202070 Years of Youth Revolt as Self (archive footage)
2005Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln as Self
1990Mo' Better Blues as Lillian Gilliam
1972Short Walk to Daylight as Dorella
1971Great Performances as Self
1971All in the Family as Laura Grant
1968The Name of the Game as Claudia Lee
1968For Love of Ivy as Ivy Moore
1966Mission: Impossible as Millie Webster
1964Nothing But a Man as Josie
1956The Girl Can't Help It as Herself
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer
1953The Oscars as Self