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