Abigail Spencer
Encyclopedia
Abigail Leigh Spencer is an American
actress. Her first major acting role was playing Rebecca "Becca" Tyree on All My Children
. She later starred in Lifetime Television
's original series
Angela's Eyes
, which was cancelled on December 1, 2006. She is also known for her role as the blogging enthusiast in Twix
advertisements, and for portraying Miss Farrell, a love interest to Don Draper on AMC's Mad Men
.
, Florida
and is the middle of three children. She has two brothers, Yancy Spencer IV (born c. 1973) and Sterling Spencer (born c. 1986).
United States
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actress. Her first major acting role was playing Rebecca "Becca" Tyree on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. She later starred in Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
's original series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
Angela's Eyes
Angela's Eyes
Angela's Eyes is an American drama that premiered on July 16, 2006 on Lifetime TV and ran for 13 episodes. The show aired Sundays at 10 pm. Lifetime announced that the show would not be picked up for a second season....
, which was cancelled on December 1, 2006. She is also known for her role as the blogging enthusiast in Twix
Twix
Twix is a chocolate bar made by Mars, Inc., consisting of a biscuit finger, topped with caramel and coated in milk chocolate. Being somewhat smaller in width than other confectionery bars, Twix bars are typically packaged in pairs...
advertisements, and for portraying Miss Farrell, a love interest to Don Draper on AMC's Mad Men
Mad Men
Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
.
Biography
Spencer was born and raised in Gulf BreezeGulf Breeze, Florida
Gulf Breeze is a city located on the Fairpoint Peninsula in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States and is a suburb of Pensacola which lies to the north, across Pensacola Bay. The population was 5,665 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,455. ...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and is the middle of three children. She has two brothers, Yancy Spencer IV (born c. 1973) and Sterling Spencer (born c. 1986).
Television roles
- All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(1970) - Rebecca "Becca" Tyree (1999–2001) - Angela's EyesAngela's EyesAngela's Eyes is an American drama that premiered on July 16, 2006 on Lifetime TV and ran for 13 episodes. The show aired Sundays at 10 pm. Lifetime announced that the show would not be picked up for a second season....
(2006) - Angela Henson - Mad MenMad MenMad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each...
(2007) - Suzanne Farrell (2009) - Rex is Not Your LawyerRex Is Not Your LawyerRex Is Not Your Lawyer was a proposed legal drama from actor Andrew Leeds and novelist David Lampson. A pilot was shot in December 2009, starring David Tennant, Jerry O'Connell, Abigail Spencer, Jane Curtin and Jeffrey Tambor, but was not picked up, and the project was shelved.-Plot:Rex is Not Your...
(2010) - unknown name - HawthoRNeHawthorne-People:* Charles Webster Hawthorne , American painter* Donald Hawthorne , American yeast geneticist* Frank Hawthorne , Canadian mineralogist and crystallographer* M. Frederick Hawthorne, American chemist...
(2010) - Erin Jameson
Guest appearances
- The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2000) - herself
- CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
(2005) - Becky Lester - Killer InstinctKiller Instinct (TV series)Killer Instinct is an American crime drama television series filmed in Vancouver that originally aired on the Fox Network. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005, and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005....
(2006) - Violet Summers - Gilmore GirlsGilmore GirlsGilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
(2006) - Megan - Ghost WhispererGhost WhispererGhost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
(2007) - Cindy Brown - The Wedding BellsThe Wedding BellsThe Wedding Bells is an American television comedy-drama that debuted on Fox on March 7, 2007. The series was greenlighted after the network became interested in a series centered on wedding planners. The network approached David E...
(2007) - Tricia - How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
(2007) - Blah Blah - BonesBones (TV series)Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
(2008) - Phillipa Fitz - My BoysMy BoysMy Boys is an American television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS. The show deals with a female sports columnist in Chicago, Illinois and the men in her life including her brother and her best friend...
(2007) - Lyssa - MoonlightMoonlight (TV series)Moonlight was an American paranormal romance television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson, who was also executive producer for all episodes with Joel Silver, Gerard Bocaccio, Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman. The series follows private investigator Mick St...
(2008) - Simone Walker - Private Practice (2009)
- The GladesThe GladesThe Glades or The glades may refer to:* The Glades , a shopping centre in London, United Kingdom* The Glades , a nickname given to areas in western Palm Beach County, Florida...
(2010) - CastleCastle (TV series)Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...
(2010) - Sarah Reid - SuitsSuits (TV series)Suits is a USA Network television drama series starring Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams. The 12-episode first season debuted on June 23, 2011, with a 90-minute premiere. It was renewed for a second season of 16 episodes on August 11, 2011, expected to premiere in Summer 2012.- Overview :Mike...
(2011) - Dana Scott - How to Be a GentlemanHow to Be a GentlemanHow to Be a Gentleman is an American sitcom, which ran on CBS from Thursday, September 29, 2011 to October 15, 2011. Lead actor David Hornsby created the series, adapting the nonfiction book of the same name by John Bridges....
(2011) - Neighbour
Filmography
- Campfire Stories (2001) - Melissa
- Graduation Night (2003) - female lead
- Truth and Dare (2003) - Skye
- Fathers and SonsFathers and SonsFathers and Sons is an 1862 novel by Ivan Turgenev, his best known work. The title of this work in Russian is Отцы и дети , which literally means "Fathers and Children"; the work is often translated to Fathers and Sons in English for reasons of euphony.- Historical context and notes :The fathers...
(2005) - Clarissa - A Coat of Snow (2005) - Sandy
- HookedHookedHooked is the ninth collection of movie reviews by the critic Pauline Kael, covering the period from July 1985 to June 1988.All articles in the book originally appeared in The New Yorker....
(2006) - Wendy - Introducing Lennie Rose (2006) - Lennie Rose
- Jekyll (2007) - Talia Carew
- In My Sleep (2007) - Gwen
- The CaptainThe Captain (film)The Captain is a 1971 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Johanna Matz and Horst Tappert. The captain is of an old tramp steamer is offered the chance to take over a luxury cruise ship.-Cast:...
(2007) - Claire Tanner - Ivory (2008) - Alicia
- Cowboys & AliensCowboys & Aliens (film)Cowboys & Aliens is a 2011 American science fiction Western film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde. The film is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg...
(2011) - Alice - This Means WarThis Means War (film)This Means War is an upcoming 2012 action comedy film directed by McG, starring Tom Hardy, Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon.-Plot:Two CIA agents go to war with one another after they discover they are dating the same woman .-Cast:* Reese Witherspoon as Lauren Scott* Chris Pine* Tom Hardy* Chelsea...
(2012)