ABBEY LINCOLN
Abbey Lincoln
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: August 6, 1930
Deathday: August 14, 2010
Place of Birth: 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.
Filmography
Starring
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archival footage)
Self (archive footage)
1990·
Mo' Better BluesLillian Gilliam
Dorella
1971·
Great PerformancesSelf
1971·
All in the FamilyLaura Grant
1968·
The Name of the GameClaudia Lee
1968·
For Love of IvyIvy Moore
1966·
Mission: ImpossibleMillie Webster
1964·
Nothing But a ManJosie
1956·
The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Singer
Herself
1953·
The OscarsSelf