Abbey Lincoln
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 5.96 |
| Birthday | 1930-08-06 |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As | Anna Marie Wooldridge, Anna Marie, Gaby Lee, Gaby Woolridge, |
1968
For Love of Ivy
5.8/6
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year...
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For Love of Ivy
1964
Nothing But a Man
7.4/29
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
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Nothing But a Man
1972
Short Walk to Daylight
6.2/5
Eight people have to find their way out of a New York subway after being trapped following an earthquake.
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Short Walk to Daylight
1956
The Girl Can't Help It
6/61
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.
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The Girl Can't Help It
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
7.6/183
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and pr...
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
How It Feels to Be Free
0/0
Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tys...
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How It Feels to Be Free
1990
Mo' Better Blues
6.462/225
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he...
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Mo' Better Blues
2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from t...
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