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