Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born August 6, 1930
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.
MovieSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMax Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023
as Self
MovieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHow It Feels to Be Free
2021
as Self (archival footage)
TV70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGreat Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005
as Self
MovieMo' Better Blues
1990
as Lillian Gilliam
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Josie
MovieShort Walk to Daylight
1972
as Dorella
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Laura Grant
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Claudia Lee
MovieFor Love of Ivy
1968
as Ivy Moore
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Millie Webster
MovieNothing But a Man
1964
as Josie
MovieThe Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Herself
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
