Abigail Spencer
| Abigail Spencer | |
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 Spencer at the premiere of Gangster Squad in January 2013 |
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| Born | Abigail Leigh Spencer August 4, 1981 Gulf Breeze, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Andrew Pruett (2004-2012; 1 child) [1] |
| Children | Roman Pruett (son) |
Abigail Leigh Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress.
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Early life [edit]
Spencer was born and raised in Gulf Breeze, Florida,[2] the daughter of Lydia Ann (Brown) and surfer Yancy Spencer III.[3] She has two brothers, Yancy Spencer IV (born c. 1973) and Sterling Spencer (born c. 1986).
Career [edit]
Spencer's first major acting role was playing Rebecca "Becca" Tyree on All My Children.[4] She later starred in Lifetime Television's original series Angela's Eyes, which was cancelled on December 1, 2006.[2] In the following years she began playing guest roles on television series, such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, How I Met Your Mother, Private Practice and Castle.
Spencer played the role as the blogging enthusiast in Twix advertisements, and portrayed Miss Farrell, a love interest to Don Draper on AMC's Mad Men in 2009. She appeared in several films, including In My Sleep (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), This Means War (2012), Chasing Mavericks (2012), and played the lead role of The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013).[5]
Spencer appeared in Oz the Great and Powerful and on the Sundance Channel miniseries Rectify in 2013.[6] Spencer also will plays lead role in indie drama Beautiful Now written by Daniela Amavia about a passionate dancer who finds herself mulling an extreme act when she reaches a crossroads in her life.[7] She also was cast opposite Jason Bateman in This Is Where I Leave You, an ensemble comedy to be directed by Shawn Levy.[8]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Campfire Stories | Melissa | |
| 2003 | Truth and Dare | Skye | |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons | Clarissa | |
| 2005 | A Coat of Snow | Sandy | |
| 2006 | Hooked | Wendy | Short film |
| 2007 | Passing the Time | Jessica | Short film |
| 2007 | Jekyll | Talia Carew | |
| 2010 | In My Sleep | Gwen | |
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Alice | |
| 2012 | This Means War | Katie | |
| 2012 | Chasing Mavericks | Brenda Hesson | |
| 2013 | The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia | Lisa Wyrick | |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | May | |
| 2013 | Kilimanjaro | Yvonne | |
| 2013 | One Heart | Amy Hogan | |
| 2014 | Beautiful Now | Post-production | |
| 2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | ||
| 2014 | Wrong Number | Emma | Also writer, Pre-production |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2001 | All My Children | Rebecca 'Becca' Tyree | Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer (2000) |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Becky Lester | Episode: "Bite Me" |
| 2006 | Killer Instinct | Violet Summers | Episode: "Love Hurts" |
| 2006 | Gilmore Girls | Megan | Episode: "Bridesmaids Revisited" |
| 2006 | Angela's Eyes | Angela Henson | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Cindy Brown | Episode: "Speed Demon" |
| 2007 | How I Met Your Mother | Blah Blah | Episode: "How I Met Everyone Else" |
| 2008 | Welcome to the Captain | Claire Tanner | Episode: "The Letter" |
| 2008 | Bones | Phillipa Fitz | Episode: "The Man in the Mud" |
| 2008 | Moonlight | Simone Walker | Episode: "Sonata" |
| 2009 | Private Practice | Rachel | Episode: "Ex-Life" |
| 2009 | Mad Men | Suzanne Farrell | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Castle | Sarah Reed | Episode: "One Man's Treasure" |
| 2010 | The Glades | Ashley Carter | Episode: "The Girlfriend Experience" |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Dr. Erin Jameson | 8 episodes |
| 2011-2013 | Suits | Dana 'Scottie' Scott | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Burning Love | Annie | |
| 2013 | Rectify | Amantha | 6 episodes |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/26/hawthorne-abigail-spencer-divorce/
- ^ a b Abigail Spencer Biography
- ^ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pensacolanewsjournal/obituary.aspx?n=yancy-spencer&pid=148673885
- ^ Abigail Spencer: Biography, TV Guide
- ^ The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013), Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Quintet Of Actors Cast In Sundance Channel’s Drama Series ‘Rectify’
- ^ 'Oz' Actress Abigail Spencer to Star in 'Beautiful Now' (Exclusive)
- ^ Borys Kit (April 3, 2013). "Abigail Spencer Joins Jason Bateman in 'This Is Where I Leave You' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
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