Abbey Lincoln
Known for
Acting
Life
1930 – 2010 (aged 80)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
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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.
Known For
Mission: Impossible
17 Sep 1966
Mo' Better Blues
03 Aug 1990
All in the Family
12 Jan 1971
Nothing But a Man
27 Dec 1964
The Name of the Game
20 Sep 1968
For Love of Ivy
17 Jul 1968
American Playhouse
12 Jan 1982
Short Walk to Daylight
24 Oct 1972
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Filmography
1990
- Mo' Better Bluesas Lillian Gilliam
1982
- American Playhouseas Josie1 episode
1972
- Short Walk to Daylightas Dorella
1971
- All in the Familyas Laura Grant1 episode
1968
- The Name of the Gameas Claudia Lee1 episode
- For Love of Ivyas Ivy Moore
1966
- Mission: Impossibleas Millie Webster1 episode
1964
- Nothing But a Manas Josie