Abbey Lincoln was born on August 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Anna Marie Wooldridge. She was an actress, known for For Love of Ivy (1968), Nothing But a Man (1964) and Mo' Better Blues (1990). She was married to Max Roach. She died on August 14, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Kenneth Wooldridge, David Wooldridge, Juanita Baker
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Movies
Nothing But a Man, For Love of Ivy, Mo' Better Blues, Short Walk to Daylight, Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln, The Black Answer
Star Sign
Leo
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Quote
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[In 1993 interview about her image makeover]: This dress was more important than I was. People in the audience were looking at my exposed breasts and the shape of my body, and it didn't have nothing to do with the music.
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[In 1993]: I've done what I please, told people to bug off and exercised my independence.
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Her relationship with Max Roach: It wasn't a dream of mine to be a star, so Max came along at the right time to help save me from myself. Otherwise, I would have become an alcoholic and unhappy.
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[on her song, "The World Is Falling Down"] I don't know why anybody would give that up. I wouldn't. Makes my life worthwhile.
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Fact
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Did her best work with bop musicians in the 1960s, including Thelonious Monk, Mal Waldron and Max Roach (whom she married in 1962).
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Began as a singer in Chicago nightclubs, often using pseudonyms like 'Anna Marie' and 'Gaby Lee'.
3
After a tour of Africa in the mid-1970's, she adopted the name Aminata Moseka.
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She was raised in Calvin Center, Michigan.
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She was awarded the Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment of the Arts for her lifetime achievement in jazz music.
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She was the 10th of 12 children born in Chicago and raised in rural Michigan.
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She spent 2 years in Honolulu, Hawaii where she met Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong. She moved to Los Angeles, California where she met Bob Russell.
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She moved to New York City in the 1980s. She is survived by her brothers, David Wooldridge and Kenneth Wooldridge and a sister Juanita Baker.
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She was a civil rights activist and advocate in the 1960s.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
2005
Video
Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band
1993
TV Movie
Mo' Better Blues
1990
Lillian Gilliam
All in the Family
1978
TV Series
Laura Grant
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1974
TV Series
Judge Mabel Palmer
Short Walk to Daylight
1972
TV Movie
Dorella
On Being Black
1971
TV Series
Tommy
Mission: Impossible
1971
TV Series
Millie Webster
The Name of the Game
1968
TV Series
Claudia Lee
For Love of Ivy
1968
Ivy Moore
Nothing But a Man
1964
Josie
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Parenthood
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
performer: "Let Up" / writer: "Let Up"
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
performer: "BIRD ALONE" / writer: "BIRD ALONE"
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
performer: "For All We Know"
The 41st Annual Academy Awards
1969
TV Special performer: "For Love of Ivy"
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
performer: "Spread the Word" - uncredited
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln
$1.6 Million
