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