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Abbey Lincoln
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American singer (1930–2010)
Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
- Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat — Self (archive footage)2024
- Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes — Self2023
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) — Self (archive footage)2021
- How It Feels to Be Free — Self (archival footage)2021
- 70 Years of Youth Revolt — Self (archive footage)2020
- Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln — Self2005
- Mo' Better Blues — Lillian Gilliam1990
- American Playhouse — Josie1982
- Short Walk to Daylight — Dorella1972
- All in the Family — Laura Grant1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Max Roach
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Riverside
- Image
- Abbey Lincoln.JPG
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- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Abbey Lincoln
- date of birth
- 1930-08-06
- date of death
- 2010-08-14
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- disease
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- name in native language
- Abbey Lincoln
- birth name
- Anna Marie Wooldridge
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