Abbey Lincoln
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Aug 06 1930• Died Aug 14 2010
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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.
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Abbey Lincoln's Credits
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Great Performances
Self
Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster
The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self
All in the Family
Laura Grant
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
Nothing But a Man
Josie
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Self