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Abbey Lincoln
Deceased

How Did Abbey Lincoln Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80
Also known asAnna Marie Wooldridge, Anna Marie, Gaby Lee, Gaby WoolridgeGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/08/1930Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied14/08/2010 (aged 80)Died inManhattanCausediseaseWikidataQ231071 ↗TMDb#174651 ↗

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 out of delivering deeply felt presentations of standards, as well as writing and singing her own material.

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Filmography16 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Max Roach: The Drum Also WaltzesMovieSelf93
2021How It Feels to Be FreeMovieSelf (archival footage)91
202070 Years of Youth RevoltSeriesSelf (archive footage)90
2005Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey LincolnMovieSelf75
1990Mo' Better BluesMovieLillian Gilliam60
1982American PlayhouseSeriesJosie52
1972Short Walk to DaylightMovieDorella42
1971All in the FamilySeriesLaura Grant41
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf41
1968The Name of the GameSeriesClaudia Lee38
1968For Love of IvyMovieIvy Moore38
1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesMillie Webster36
1964Nothing But a ManMovieJosie34
1956The Girl Can't Help ItMovieHerself26
1956The Steve Allen ShowSeriesSelf26
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf23