Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Birthday: 1930-08-06

Deathday: 2010-08-14

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as: Anna Marie Wooldridge, Anna Marie, Gaby Lee, Gaby Woolridge

imdb_id: nm0511085

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.

Played in movies:

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

Score: 7.6

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Score: 7.5

Nothing But a Man

Score: 7.4

Mo' Better Blues

Score: 6.5

Short Walk to Daylight

Score: 6.2

The Girl Can't Help It

Score: 6.1

For Love of Ivy

Score: 5.9

How It Feels to Be Free

Score: 0.0

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

All in the Family

Score: 7.8

Mission: Impossible

Score: 7.6

70 Years of Youth Revolt

Score: 7.3

The Oscars

Score: 7.0

The Name of the Game

Score: 6.8

The Steve Allen Show

Score: 5.6

Great Performances

Score: 5.5