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Abbey Lincoln

Acting

Born August 6, 1930 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died August 14, 2010

Also known as Anna Marie Wooldridge · Anna Marie · Gaby Lee

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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.

Awards & recognition

  • Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame · 1975
  • NEA Jazz Masters

Filmography10 titles

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024as Self (archive footage)

All in the Family

1971as Laura Grant

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

2021as Self (archive footage)

Mission: Impossible

1966as Millie Webster

Nothing But a Man

1964as Josie

70 Years of Youth Revolt

as Self (archive footage)

Mo' Better Blues

1990as Lillian Gilliam

Great Performances

1971as Self

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023as Self

How It Feels to Be Free

2021as Self (archival footage)