Abbey Lincoln
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Mission: Impossible
Millie Webster
1966
Series
All in the Family
Laura Grant
1971
Series
American Playhouse
Josie
1982
Series
The Name of the Game
Claudia Lee
1968
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
Film
Mo' Better Blues
Lillian Gilliam
1990
Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Girl Can't Help It
Herself
1956
Series
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Nothing But a Man
Josie
1964
Film
For Love of Ivy
Ivy Moore
1968
Film
Short Walk to Daylight
Dorella
1972
Film
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
2023
Film
How It Feels to Be Free
Self (archival footage)
2021
Film
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
Self
2005