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Abbey Lincoln

Actor · 8 credits · 3 in highly-rated films

Best known for Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

Frequent collaborators: Nina Simone

Movies (8 total, ranked by score)

  1. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    2021 · ★ 7.6 (226 votes)

    Music, Documentary, History

    1

  2. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    2024 · ★ 7.7 (74 votes)

    Documentary, History, Music

    2

  3. Nothing But a Man

    1964 · ★ 7.4 (37 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. Short Walk to Daylight

    1972 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie, Action

    4

  5. For Love of Ivy

    1968 · ★ 6.2 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    5

  6. How It Feels to Be Free

    2021

    Documentary

    6

  7. Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    2023

    Documentary, Music

    7

  8. Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Abbey Lincoln

    2005

    Music

    8

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.