Acting
Abbey Lincoln
FR, EN cinema · 10 credits
Born
6 August 1930
Died
14 August 2010 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as Anna Marie Wooldridge · Anna Marie · Gaby Lee · Gaby Woolridge
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
Filmography
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
Mo' Better Blues
as Lillian Gilliam
Short Walk to Daylight
as Dorella
For Love of Ivy
as Ivy Moore
Nothing But a Man
as Josie
The Girl Can't Help It
as Herself