About
Abbey Lincoln
Overview
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.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | Soundtrack to a Coup d'État | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 2021 | How It Feels to Be Free | Actor | Self (archival footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Actor | Lillian Gilliam | 60 Fair |
| 1972 | Short Walk to Daylight | Actor | Dorella | 59 Average |
| 1968 | For Love of Ivy | Actor | Ivy Moore | 58 Average |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Actor | Josie | 59 Average |
| 1956 | The Girl Can't Help It | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |