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Abbey Lincoln

Known for Acting

Born
August 6, 1930
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
August 14, 2010 (aged 80)
Also known as
Anna Marie Wooldridge, Anna Marie

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.

Filmography

18 titles