Abbey Lincoln
Acting
80 years oldChicago, Illinois, USABiography
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Anna Marie Wooldridge
Anna Marie
Gaby Lee
Gaby Woolridge
Movies (10)
7.6
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
2023
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
2021
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
2021
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
as Self
2005
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
as Lillian Gilliam
1990
6.2
Short Walk to Daylight
as Dorella
1972
5.8
For Love of Ivy
as Ivy Moore
1968
7.4
Nothing But a Man
as Josie
1964
6.2
The Girl Can't Help It
as Herself
1956
