Acting
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.
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
How It Feels to Be Free
as Self (archival footage)
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
as Self
Mo' Better Blues
as Lillian Gilliam
Short Walk to Daylight
as Dorella
For Love of Ivy
as Ivy Moore
Nothing But a Man
as Josie
The Girl Can't Help It
as Herself
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Great Performances
as Self · 1 ep.
All in the Family
as Laura Grant · 1 ep.
The Name of the Game
as Claudia Lee · 1 ep.
Mission: Impossible
as Millie Webster · 1 ep.
The Steve Allen Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Oscars
as Self · 1 ep.