Abbey Lincoln

Birthday: 6 August 1930, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name: Anna Marie Wooldridge

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 Romeo Is Bleeding (1993). She was married to Max Roach. She died on August 14, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

[In 1993 interview about her image makeover]: This dress was more important than I was. People in th...Show more »

[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. Show less «

[In 1993]: I've done what I please, told people to bug off and exercised my independence.

[on her song, "The World Is Falling Down"] I don't know why anybody would give that up. I wouldn't. ...Show more »

[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. Show less «

Her relationship with Max Roach: It wasn't a dream of mine to be a star, so Max came along at the ri...Show more »

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. Show less «

Abbey Lincoln

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