Abbey Lincoln
Born August 06, 1930 (Age: 95)
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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.
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
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 94
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 90
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005
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as Self
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Age: 74
Mo' Better Blues
1990
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as Lillian Gilliam
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Age: 59
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
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as Dorella
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Age: 42
Nothing But a Man
1964
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as Josie
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Age: 34
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
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as Herself
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Age: 26