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