Abigail Spencer
Biography
Abigail Leigh Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress known for her roles in several television series. A native of Florida, she began her career on the ABC daytime television soap opera All My Children playing Rebecca Tyree from 1999 to 2001, before going on to star in the short-lived Lifetime crime drama series Angela's Eyes (2006). Spencer has appeared in films such as In My Sleep (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), This Means War (2012), Chasing Mavericks (2012), The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and This Is Where I Leave You (2014). On television, she has had recurring roles on Mad Men, Hawthorne, and Suits. From 2013 to 2016, Spencer starred as Amantha Holden in the SundanceTV drama series Rectify, for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. In 2016, Spencer began playing the leading role of history professor Lucy Preston in the NBC series Timeless.
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Law & Order
1990
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Bones
2005
Castle
2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Suits
2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
9-1-1
2018
Gilmore Girls
2000
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy
as Megan Hunt · 2005
Law & Order
as Michelle Burns · 1990
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Becky Lester · 2000
Bones
as Phillipa Fitz · 2005
Castle
as Sarah Reed · 2009
The Jennifer Hudson Show
· 2022
Suits
as Dana Scott · 2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
9-1-1
as Detective Amber Braeburn · 2018
Gilmore Girls
as Megan · 2000
How I Met Your Mother
as Carol · 2005
Mad Men
as Suzanne Farrell · 2007
Ghost Whisperer
as Cindy Brown · 2005
True Detective
as Gena Brune · 2014
Private Practice
as Rachel · 2007
Childrens Hospital
as Young Cheif · 2008
Childrens Hospital
as Chief in Her 20s · 2008
Childrens Hospital
as Maxine Spratt · 2008
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self · 2019
Timeless
as Lucy Preston · 2016
The Glades
as Ashley Carter · 2010
Best Medicine
as Louisa Glasson · 2026
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1975
Rectify
as Amantha Holden · 2013
NTSF:SD:SUV::
as Caroline · 2011
Burning Love
as Annie · 2012
Oz the Great and Powerful
as May · 2013
Moonlight
as Simone Walker · 2007
Cowboys & Aliens
as Alice · 2011
Wayne
as Donna Luccetti · 2019
This Means War
as Katie · 2012
This Is Where I Leave You
as Quinn Altman · 2014
Rebel
as Dr. Misha Nelson · 2021
Reprisal
as Doris Dearie / Katherine Harlow · 2019
Extended Family
as Julia Mariano · 2023
Harry & Meghan
as Self · 2022
The Forger
as DEA Agent Catherine Paisley · 2014
With Love, Meghan
as Self · 2025
Angela's Eyes
as Angela Clinton · 2006
The Wedding Bells
· 2007
Killer Instinct
· 2005
Shatter Belt
as Ramina · 2023
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
as Lisa Wyrick · 2013
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
Chasing Mavericks
as Brenda Hesson · 2012
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
as Lindsey Steers · 2010
Buttons
as Adult Annabelle · 2018
In My Sleep
as Gwen · 2010
Fathers and Sons
as Clarissa · 2005
Kilimanjaro
as Yvonne · 2013
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
as Abigail · 2015
Campfire Stories
as Melissa · 2001
Jekyll
as Talia Carew · 2007
The Sweet Life
as Lolita · 2017
A Walk in Winter
as Abigail · 2015
Graduation Night
as Skye · 2003
Clean Hands
as Dana · 2026
A Beautiful Now
as Romy · 2015
Backyards & Bullets
· 2007
Three Women
as Madeline · 2017
H8RZ
as Laura Sedgewick · 2015
Stars
· 2015
Here and Now