Who is Abigail Spencer?
Abigail ‘Leigh’ Spencer is a popular American actress. She is popular for her astonishing work in the Lifetime crime drama series named Angela’s Eyes (2006) as Angela Henson. She is also famous for her work in the Mad Men (2009) as Suzanne Farrell, Hawthorne (2010) as Dr. Erin Jameson, Suits (2011-2019) as Dana ‘Scottie’ Scott, Rectify (2013-2016) as Amantha Holden, This Means War (2012) as Kaite, Chasing Mavericks (2012) as Brenda Hesson, This Is Where I Leave You (2014) as Quinn Altman.
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|---|---|
| Full Name | Abigail Leigh Spencer |
| Date of Birth | August 4, 1981 |
| Birth Place | Gulf Breeze, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Parent(s) | Yancy Spencer III and Lydia Ann Brown |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Age | 39 years |
| Height | 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) |
| Spouse(s)/Partner(s) | Andrew Pruett (m. 2004; div. 2013) Josh Pence |
| Children | 1 (Roman Pruett) |
| Net worth | US $3 million |
Bio, Early Life
Spencer was born on the 4th of August, 1981 in Gulf Breeze, Florida, United States of America (USA). Her father’s name was Yancy Spencer III and her mother’s name was Lydia Ann Brown. Her father was a surfer. Sadly, he died in 2011. She grew up with two elder brothers named Yancy Spencer IV and Sterling Spencer who were born in 1973 and 1986 respectively.
Age, Height, Nationality, and Zodiac
Abigail Spencer is currently 39 years old.
Abigail’s nationality is American and her ethnicity is White. She follows Christianity. She has a slim build of height 5 feet 5 inches or 1.65 m and weight 52 kg or 115 lbs. Similarly, the size of her chest is 34 inches, waist is 24 inches and hips is 35 inches. She wears dresses of size 2 (US) and shoes of size 7.5 (US). The color of her hair is dark brown and the color of her eyes is brown. Her zodiac sign is Leo.
Education
She studied at the Gulf breeze High School and then at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Movies
Abigail Spencer made her movie debut in 2001’s Campfire Stories as Melissa. After that, she appeared in various movies. In 2005, she was cast as Clarissa in the movie Fathers and Sons. Similarly, she played the character of Alice in the 2011 movie Cowboys & Aliens.
Moreover, she starred in 2012’s action spy movie named This Means War as a lead role. Her character’s name was Katie. Furthermore, she portrayed the character of Brenda Hesson in Chasing Mavericks (2012).
Likewise, she has also played a brilliant role in an American fantasy movie named Oz the Great and Powerful as May. Some of her other fantastic movies are A Beautiful Now (2014) as Romy, This Is Where I Leave You (2014) as Quinn Altman, The Forger (2014) as Agent Paisley, and many more.
Television Shows
Abigail Spencer made her first appearance on television in All My Children (1999-2001) as Rebecca ‘Becca’ Tyree. Her performance was so good that she won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer in the year 2000.
After that, her second TV show was the popular show named CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Becky Lester in 2005. She kept on doing more TV shows and started to get famous.
She even appeared in two episodes of the hit sitcom named How I Met Your Mother in the years 2007 and 2014. She appeared in the show as Carol. Likewise, she got famous when she portrayed the character of Suzanne Farrell in Mad Men in the year 2009.
Some of her other popular TV shows are Suits (2011-2019) as Dana ‘Scottie’ Scott, Rectify (2013-2016) as Amantha Holden, True Detective (2015) as Gena Brune, Grey’s Anatomy (2017, 2019) as Megan Hunt.
She is also famous for starring in the TV show named Timeless (2016-2018) as Lucy Preston.
Mad Men
In this American period drama TV series, she has brilliantly portrayed the character of Suzanne Farrell. The show was created by Matthew Weiner and starred many actors like Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Bryan Batt, Aaron Staton, and many more. The show has 7 seasons and 92 episodes. The show is rated 8.6 by IMDb.
Awards
Abigail Spencer has been nominated for various prestigious awards. She has been nominated for awards like Critics’ Choice Television Awards, Satellite Awards, Teen Choice Awards, and a few more. She has even won the Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Female Newcomer in All My Children in the year 2000.
Personal Life
Husband
Abigail Spencer started dating and got married to Andrew Pruett in the year 2004. However, the couple wasn’t meant to be so they divorced each other in 2013. They were blessed with a baby boy named Roman Pruett who was born on the 19th of September, 2008.
Boyfriends
There are no records of her dating before her marriage to Andrew Pruett. After her divorce, she got into a relationship with an American actor and model named Josh Pence in 2012. She also dated Robert Browning.
Net Worth
Abigail Spencer has been working in the movies and television industry since 1999 and is still actively working in the entertainment industry. She has earned a decent amount of money and has a net worth of $3 million.
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
Abigail Spencer is quite active on her social media with 620K followers on Instagram (@abigailspencer), 169K followers on Facebook (Abigail Spencer), and 112.4K followers on Twitter (@abigailspencer).
