Abbey Lincoln (1930–2010)

Actress, Music Department, Composer

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Abbey Lincoln (1930–2010)

Actress, Music Department, Composer

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45 titles

Past Film & Video (12 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) Self - Performer (archive footage), Performer ("Africa") Self - Performer (archive footage), Performer ("Africa") See fewer		$802K	$2.3MM	$3.7MM
Acrimony (2018) Writer ("Blues for Mama") Writer ("Blues for Mama") See fewer	$20MM	$17MM	$44MM	$46MM
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) Performer ("Let Up"), Writer ("Let Up") Performer ("Let Up"), Writer ("Let Up") See fewer	$10MM	$3K	$23K	$1.7MM
Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln (2005) (Video) - Actress, Composer Actress, Composer See fewer
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) Performer ("Bird Alone"), Writer ("Bird Alone") Performer ("Bird Alone"), Writer ("Bird Alone") See fewer	$12MM	$1.2MM	$3.3MM	$3.3MM
Mo' Better Blues (1990) Lillian Gilliam Lillian Gilliam See fewer	$10MM	$4.4MM	$16MM	$16MM
Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Performer ("For All We Know") Performer ("For All We Know") See fewer	$2.5MM	$26K	$4.7MM	$4.7MM
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) Performer ("Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams") Performer ("Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams") See fewer
For Love of Ivy (1968) Ivy Moore Ivy Moore See fewer	$2.6MM
Nothing But a Man (1964) Josie Josie See fewer	$300K	$3K	$13K	$13K
Dilemma (1962) Vocals Vocals See fewer
The Girl Can't Help It (1956) Abbey Lincoln, Performer ("Spread the Word") (uncredited) Abbey Lincoln, Performer ("Spread the Word") (uncredited) See fewer

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Past Television (11 titles)	Episodes
Random Acts of Flyness (2022) (TV Series) - Additional Music (1 episode, 2022) Additional Music (1 episode, 2022) See fewer The Third Dimension: G/D Does Not Submit and Other... (Dec 16, 2022) Season 2, Episode 3 - Additional Music Additional Music See fewer	1
Shining Girls (2022) (TV Series) - Performer ("Lonesome Lover") (1 episode, 2022) Performer ("Lonesome Lover") (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Cutline (Apr 29, 2022) Season 1, Episode 1 - Performer ("Lonesome Lover") (uncredited) Performer ("Lonesome Lover") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Parenthood (2014) (TV Series) - Performer ("Lonely House") (1 episode, 2014) Performer ("Lonely House") (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Just Like at Home (Feb 27, 2014) Season 5, Episode 15 - Performer ("Lonely House") (uncredited) Performer ("Lonely House") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Cold Case (2005) (TV Series) - Performer ("Let It Up") (1 episode, 2005) Performer ("Let It Up") (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Committed (Oct 23, 2005) Season 3, Episode 5 - Performer ("Let It Up") Performer ("Let It Up") See fewer	1
All in the Family (1978) (TV Series) - Laura Grant (1 episode, 1978) Laura Grant (1 episode, 1978) See fewer What'll We Do with Stephanie? (Oct 15, 1978) Season 9, Episode 4 - Laura Grant Laura Grant See fewer	1
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974) (TV Series) - Judge Mabel Palmer (1 episode, 1974) Judge Mabel Palmer (1 episode, 1974) See fewer Angela's Nightmare (Feb 5, 1974) Season 5, Episode 19 - Judge Mabel Palmer Judge Mabel Palmer See fewer	1
Short Walk to Daylight (1972) (TV Movie) - Dorella Dorella See fewer
On Being Black (1971) (TV Series) - Tommy (1 episode, 1971) Tommy (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Wine in the Wilderness (Oct 14, 1971) Tommy Tommy See fewer	1
Mission: Impossible (1971) (TV Series) - Millie Webster (1 episode, 1971) Millie Webster (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Cat's Paw (Jan 9, 1971) Season 5, Episode 15 - Millie Webster Millie Webster See fewer	1
The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV Special) - Self - Performer, Performer ("For Love of Ivy") Self - Performer, Performer ("For Love of Ivy") See fewer
The Name of the Game (1968) (TV Series) - Claudia Lee (1 episode, 1968) Claudia Lee (1 episode, 1968) See fewer The Black Answer (Dec 13, 1968) Season 1, Episode 13 - Claudia Lee Claudia Lee See fewer	1

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Self (16 titles)
Like It Is (1968–2012) (TV Series) - Self (1979) Self (1979) See fewer
Live from Lincoln Center (2004) (TV Series) - Self - Performer (1 episode, 2004) Self - Performer (1 episode, 2004) See fewer Jazz at Lincoln Center Grand Opening of Frederick P. Rose Hall: One Family of Jazz (Oct 18, 2004) Season 29, Episode 6 - Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer
Strange Fruit (2002) Self - singer and composer Self - singer and composer See fewer
Jazz (2001) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2001) Self (1 episode, 2001) See fewer A Masterpiece by Midnight: 1960 to the Present (Jan 31, 2001) Season 1, Episode 10 - Self Self See fewer
Jazzwomen (2000) Self Self See fewer
Great Performances (1994) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1994) Self (1 episode, 1994) See fewer Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve Records at 50 (May 18, 1994) Season 22, Episode 14 - Self Self See fewer
Abbey Lincoln - People in Me (1993) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band (1993) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Black Omnibus (1973) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1973) Self (1 episode, 1973) See fewer Episode #1.1 (1973) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Flip (1971) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1971) Self (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Episode #1.19 (Feb 4, 1971) Season 1, Episode 19 - Self Self See fewer
The Game Game (1969–1970) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1969) Self (2 episodes, 1969) See fewer Episode #1.44 (Jul 27, 1970) Season 1, Episode 44 - Self Self See fewer Episode #1.5 (Oct 27, 1969) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
Black Woodstock (1969) Self Self See fewer
The David Frost Show (1969) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1969) Self (1 episode, 1969) See fewer Episode #2.65 (Nov 28, 1969) Season 2, Episode 65 - Self Self See fewer
The Mike Douglas Show (1969) (TV Series) - Self - Vocalist (1 episode, 1969) Self - Vocalist (1 episode, 1969) See fewer Episode #8.226 (Aug 4, 1969) Season 8, Episode 226 - Self - Vocalist Self - Vocalist See fewer
The Hollywood Palace (1968) (TV Series) - Self - Jazz Singer (1 episode, 1968) Self - Jazz Singer (1 episode, 1968) See fewer Episode #6.1 (Sep 28, 1968) Season 6, Episode 1 - Self - Jazz Singer Self - Jazz Singer See fewer
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957) (TV Series) - Self - Singer / Self (2 episodes, 1957) Self - Singer / Self (2 episodes, 1957) See fewer Lou Costello, Liberace, Andy Williams, Abbey Lincoln, Jean Fenn (Aug 18, 1957) Season 2, Episode 44 - Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer Lou Costello, Pat Boone, Jonathan Winters, Abbey Lincoln, Fay DeWitt, Dulcie Cooper, The Ames Brothers (Jun 23, 1957) Season 2, Episode 36 - Self Self See fewer

Archive Footage (6 titles)
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Unsung (2022) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2022) Self (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Unsung Presents: The Jazz Decade 1959-1969 (Jun 12, 2022) Season 16, Episode 11 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
American Masters (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer How It Feels to Be Free (Jan 18, 2021) Season 35, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Histoire bruyante de la jeunesse (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Première partie (Nov 26, 2020) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020) (TV Mini-series) - Self - Jazz Singer (1 episode, 2020) Self - Jazz Singer (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Freedom Songs (Nov 14, 2020) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self - Jazz Singer (archive footage) Self - Jazz Singer (archive footage) See fewer
Smoothie (1992) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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