Abbey Lincoln
Born on 6 Aug 1930Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USADied on 14 Aug 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.