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Abigail Spencer

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Abigail Spencer
Extended Family: Season 1
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Extended Family (2023–2024)
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Actress, writer, and producer on both the big and small screen, Abigail Spencer is quickly making a name for herself in Hollywood.

Spencer was seen in Sam Raimi's Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), a prequel take on The Wizard of Oz (1939), alongside James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, and Michelle Williams.

She has starred in the Sundance Channel's first scripted series, Rectify (2013). The series follows "Daniel Holden" (played by Aden Young), who must put his life back together, after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question.

Spencer also was on the indie, Kilimanjaro (2013), opposite Brian Geraghty, and reprising her role of "Annie" for the online series, "Burning Love" on YouTube, which got picked up for a second and third season. The series, produced by Red Hour, is a funny parody of a "Bachelor"-esque show. She also reprised her role on the USA hit show, Suits (2011), and was seen in the season of Childrens Hospital (2008) for Adult Swim.

Abigail was the lead in Daniela Amavia's cinematic piece A Beautiful Now (2015), produced by Keith Kjarval/Unified Pictures.

As a screenwriter and producer, Spencer is in development on Wrong Number, with James Franco producing through his "Rabbit Bandini Productions" banner. Spencer will also star in the indie romantic comedy directed by AnnaRose King. Spencer also co-wrote, with Lauren McBrayer Miller, the television series "Teach", which was purchased by ABC Family and deals with the lives of high-school teachers.

Spencer starred, alongside Gerard Butler in Curtis Hanson's, Chasing Mavericks (2012). The film follows surfer "Jay Moriarity", who sets out to ride the Northern California break, known as "Mavericks". She was also seen opposite Jon Hamm on AMC's award-winning and critically-acclaimed original series Mad Men (2007), in the series' third season, as Don Draper's latest love interest, who also happens to be his daughter's school teacher. Other film credits include McG's This Means War (2012) and Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens (2011).
BornAugust 4
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BornAugust 4
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Suzanne Farrell
    Bruce McKinnon, Aden Young, and Jake Austin Walker in Rectify (2013)
    Rectify
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Amantha Holden
    Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
    Oz the Great and Powerful
    6.3
    • May(as Abigail Leigh Spencer)
    • 2013
    Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
    Cowboys & Aliens
    6.0
    • Alice
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Shatter Belt
      • Ramina
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023
    • Clean Hands
      • Dana
      • Post-production
    • One Heart
      • Amy Hogan
      • In Production



    • Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Oliver Stark, and Ryan Guzman in 9-1-1 (2018)
      9-1-1
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Detective Amber Braeburn
      • Amber Braeburn
      • 2025
    • Philip Winchester in In My Sleep: The Director's Cut (2024)
      In My Sleep: The Director's Cut
      • Gwen
      • 2024
    • Jon Cryer, Donald Faison, Abigail Spencer, Sofia Capanna, and Finn Sweeney in Extended Family (2023)
      Extended Family
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Julia Mariano
      • 2023–2024
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Michelle Burns
      • 2024
    • Evergreen (2023)
      Evergreen
      7.3
      Podcast Series
      • Mckenna Scott
      • 2023
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Dr. Megan Hunt
      • 2017–2022
    • The Black Hole (2021)
      The Black Hole
      5.5
      Short
      • Feather (voice)
      • 2021
    • Katey Sagal in Rebel (2021)
      Rebel
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Dr. Misha Nelson
      • 2021
    • Abigail Spencer in Reprisal (2019)
      Reprisal
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Doris Quinn
      • Katherine Harlow
      • 2019
    • Katherine Heigl, Dulé Hill, Rick Hoffman, Gabriel Macht, Amanda Schull, and Sarah Rafferty in Suits (2011)
      Suits
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Dana Scott
      • 2011–2019
    • Wayne (2019)
      Wayne
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Donna Luccetti
      • 2019
    • Malcolm Barrett, Abigail Spencer, Goran Visnjic, Matt Lanter, Claudia Doumit, and Sheldon Landry in Timeless (2016)
      Timeless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Lucy Preston
      • 2016–2018
    • Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke, Ioan Gruffudd, Alivia Clark, and Julia Burrows in Buttons, A New Musical Film (2018)
      Buttons, A New Musical Film
      5.3
      • Annabelle (Adult)
      • 2018
    • P.J. Byrne, Sara Paxton, Abigail Spencer, Dana DeLorenzo, Anna Camp, and Alex Beh in Three Women (2017)
      Three Women
      5.8
      Short
      • Madeline
      • 2017
    • Bruce McKinnon, Aden Young, and Jake Austin Walker in Rectify (2013)
      Rectify
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Amantha Holden
      • 2013–2016

    Producer



    • Shatter Belt
      • executive producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023



    • Gemma Chan and André Holland in The Actor (2025)
      The Actor
      5.5
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2025
    • Shatter Belt (2023)
      Shatter Belt
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • CINDERS: Afternoon
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Winter Light (2015)
      Winter Light
      7.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Here and Now
      6.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2013

    Writer



    • Here and Now
      6.9
      Short
      • story
      • 2013

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    Personal details

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    • Official site
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    • Alternative name
      • Abigail Leigh Spencer
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • August 4
      • Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA
    • Spouse
      • Andrew PruettApril 3, 2004 - February 2013 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Roman Pruett
    • Parents
        Lydia Ann Spencer (Brown)
    • Relatives
        Sterling Spencer(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Old Navy clothing (2005)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Attributes her professional career breakthrough to "fairy godmother" Kathie Lee Gifford who, as a teenager, was hopelessly in love with a 19-year-old professional surfer (Abigail's father-to-be) Yancy Spencer. When Abigail turned 17, her dad called Kathie Lee to ask if Abby and her mother Lydia could attend a broadcast of "Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee," a request that was immediately granted. After the broadcast, Abby and Lydia were invited backstage to meet Kathie Lee; when she learned that Abby wanted to be an actress, she made a call to ABC TV casting and a meeting was arranged for young Abby, who soon after won the role of Rebecca on All My Children (1970) in June 1999. While still trying to get on her feet, Abby spent three months as a live-in "nanny" for Kathie Lee at her New York residence.
    • Quotes
      It's all about how can you take care of yourself when furthering your life's goals and ambitions, and purpose and whatever you choose - family, career - to maintain a really balanced, whole, healthy outlook.
    • Trademark
        Brown eyes
    • Nickname
      • Abby

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