17 Facts About Abigail Spencer

Abigail Leigh Spencer was born on August 4,1981 and is an American actress.

Abigail Spencer began her career playing Rebecca Tyree on the ABC daytime television soap opera All My Children before going on to star in the Lifetime crime drama series, Angela's Eyes.

From 2013 to 2016, Spencer starred as Amantha Holden in the SundanceTV drama series Rectify, for which she received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award; she then starred as history professor Lucy Preston in the NBC science-fiction series Timeless.

Abigail Spencer had recurring roles on the series Mad Men, Hawthorne, Suits, and Grey's Anatomy.

Abigail Spencer was born and raised in Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, Florida, the daughter of Lydia Ann Brown and surfer Yancy Abigail Spencer III.

Abigail Spencer later starred in Lifetime Television original series Angela's Eyes, which was cancelled on December 1,2006.

Abigail Spencer had previously played the title character in another Krista Vernoff drama pilot, Introducing Lennie Rose, in 2005.

Abigail Spencer appeared in a recurring role as Dr Erin Jameson on the TNT series Hawthorne in 2010, and from 2011 to 2019 had a recurring role as Dana "Scottie" Scott, Gabriel Macht's character's old rival, on the USA Network legal drama Suits.

Abigail Spencer appeared in fantasy adventure film Oz the Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, in 2013.

Abigail Spencer received critical acclaim for starring as Amantha Holden in the Sundance Channel original drama series Rectify.

Abigail Spencer played the lead role in the indie drama A Beautiful Now, written by Daniela Amavia, about a passionate dancer who finds herself considering an extreme act when she reaches a crossroads in her life.

Abigail Spencer was nominated for a Madrid International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in film.

In 2014, Abigail Spencer appeared opposite Jason Bateman in the comedy-drama film This Is Where I Leave You, an ensemble comedy directed by Shawn Levy, and starred with John Travolta and Christopher Plummer in the crime thriller film The Forger.

In October 2014, Abigail Spencer joined the cast of the second season of HBO crime drama series, True Detective.

In 2016, Abigail Spencer was cast as lead character Lucy Preston in the NBC series Timeless, where she plays a history professor sent on time travel missions to different eras in an effort to prevent others from disrupting the US-related timestream.

Abigail Spencer has produced the upcoming film The Actor, based on Donald E Westlake's novel Memory, starring Andre Holland and Gemma Chan.

Abigail Spencer married Andrew Pruett in 2004 and gave birth to their son in 2008.