Cast: Abbey Lincoln

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Abbey Lincoln. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Nothing But a Man

1964 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Michael Roemer

Cast Ivan Dixon · Abbey Lincoln · Julius Harris · Gloria Foster

Plot Born in Birmingham, Duff Anderson, the father of a male toddler, who lives with a nanny, re-locates to a small town to work on the railroad. He meets with and...

8.1

23 votes

8.1

23 votes

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

2021 · Documentary · 117 min. · United States

Direction Questlove

Cast Stevie Wonder · B.B. King · Nina Simone · Abbey Lincoln

Plot Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a feature documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African American music and culture, and...

7.6

1K votes

7.6

1K votes

The Girl Can't Help It

1956 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Frank Tashlin

Cast Tom Ewell · Jayne Mansfield · Edmond O'Brien · Julie London

Plot A down-and-out gangster hires an alcoholic press agent to make his blonde bombshell girlfriend a recording star in 6 weeks. But what is he going to do when he finds...

6.1

186 votes

6.1

186 votes

For Love of Ivy

1968 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Mann

Cast Sidney Poitier · Abbey Lincoln · Beau Bridges · Nan Martin

Plot A white family has had the same black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the twenty...

5.3

96 votes

5.3

96 votes

Short Walk to Daylight (TV)

1972 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction Barry Shear

Cast James Brolin · Don Mitchell · James McEachin · Abbey Lincoln

Plot Eight people are trapped in a New York subway after an earthquake, and try to find their way out.

Not rated

Not rated

How It Feels to Be Free (TV)

2021 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Yoruba Richen

Cast Halle Berry · Pam Grier · Samuel L. Jackson · Alicia Keys

Plot Explore the lives and trailblazing careers of six iconic African-American entertainers; Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier; who changed American culture through their...

Not rated

Not rated