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Abbey Lincoln

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedAug 6, 1930 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Career Span1953 – 2010
Known Credits18 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Abbey Lincoln

Also known as:Anna Marie WooldridgeAnna MarieGaby LeeGaby Woolridge
Total Works

18

10 movies • 8 shows

Avg Rating

7.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mission: Impossible
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966•series
as Millie Webster
Mo' Better Blues
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
1990•movie
as Lillian Gilliam
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6
as Self (archive footage)
All in the Family
7.8
All in the Family
1971•series
as Laura Grant

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 18 titles featuring Abbey Lincoln

Mission: Impossible
7.6
1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966•series

as Millie Webster

Mo' Better Blues
6.5
Mo' Better Blues
1990•movie

as Lillian Gilliam

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6

as Self (archive footage)

All in the Family
7.8
1 eps
All in the Family
1971•series

as Laura Grant

The Oscars
7.1
1 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

The Girl Can't Help It
6.3

as Herself

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
7.8

as Self (archive footage)

Nothing But a Man
7.4
Nothing But a Man
1964•movie

as Josie

Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Self

The Name of the Game
7.0
1 eps

as Claudia Lee

For Love of Ivy
6.2
For Love of Ivy
1968•movie

as Ivy Moore

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as Josie

Short Walk to Daylight
6.7

as Dorella

The Steve Allen Show
6.2
1 eps

as Self

70 Years of Youth Revolt
7.2
1 eps

as Self (archive footage)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

as Self

How It Feels to Be Free

as Self (archival footage)

Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

as Self