Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Deceased · Born: Aug 6, 1930 · Died: Aug 14, 2010

Personal Details

Born Aug 6, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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.

Career

1978
All in the Family
All in the Family as Laura Grant
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1972
Short Walk to Daylight
Short Walk to Daylight as Dorella
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1968
For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy as Ivy Moore
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1964
Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man as Josie
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2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2021
American Masters
American Masters
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2002
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
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1994
Great Performances
1969
Black Woodstock
Black Woodstock
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