Abbey Lincoln
Born:August 6, 1930
Place of Birth:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died:August 14, 2010
Known For:Acting
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.
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