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.

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Filmography

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Great Performances

Great Performances

1971Series
5.8
View Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966Series
7.6
View The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956Series
5.6
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The Oscars

The Oscars

1953Series
7.0
View All in the Family
All in the Family

All in the Family

1971Series
7.8
View The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968Series
6.8
View 70 Years of Youth Revolt
70 Years of Youth Revolt

70 Years of Youth Revolt

2020Series
7.2
View Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021Film
7.6
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Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990Film
6.5
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For Love of Ivy

For Love of Ivy

1968Film
5.8
View Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024Film
7.7
View Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

1964Film
7.5