
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

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Bones
Phillipa Fitz
2005

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Grey's Anatomy
Megan Hunt
2005

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Law & Order
Michelle Burns
1990

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Becky Lester
2000

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The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019

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Suits
Dana Scott
2011

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Castle
Sarah Reed
2009

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9-1-1
Detective Amber Braeburn
2018

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How I Met Your Mother
Carol
2005

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Mad Men
Suzanne Farrell
2007

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Gilmore Girls
Megan
2000

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The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

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True Detective
Gena Brune
2014

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Ghost Whisperer
Cindy Brown
2005

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Private Practice
Rachel
2007

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Timeless
Lucy Preston
2016

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Childrens Hospital
Young Cheif
2008

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Childrens Hospital
Chief in Her 20s
2008

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Childrens Hospital
Maxine Spratt
2008

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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Filmography
2026TVBest Medicineas Louisa Glasson2025TVWith Love, Meghanas Self2023TVExtended Familyas Julia Mariano2023TVShatter Beltas Ramina2022TVHarry & Meghanas Self2022TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show2021TVRebelas Dr. Misha Nelson2019TVReprisalas Doris Dearie / Katherine Harlow2019TVA Little Late with Lilly Singhas Self2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - Guest2019TVWayneas Donna Luccetti2018FilmButtonsas Annabelle (Adult)2018TV9-1-1as Detective Amber Braeburn2017FilmThe Sweet Lifeas Lolita2017FilmThree Womenas Madeline2016TVTimelessas Lucy Preston2015FilmA Walk in Winteras Abigail2015FilmH8RZas Laura Sedgewick2015FilmA Beautiful Nowas Romy2015FilmStars2015FilmThe Heyday of the Insensitive Bastardsas Abigail2014FilmThe Forgeras DEA Agent Catherine Paisley2014FilmThis Is Where I Leave Youas Quinn Altman2014TVTrue Detectiveas Gena Brune2013TVRectifyas Amantha Holden2013FilmKilimanjaroas Yvonne2013FilmOz the Great and Powerfulas May2013FilmThe Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgiaas Lisa Wyrick2012FilmChasing Mavericksas Brenda Hesson2012TVBurning Loveas Annie2012FilmThis Means Waras Katie2011FilmCowboys & Aliensas Alice2011TVSuitsas Dana Scott2010TVThe Gladesas Ashley Carter2010FilmIn My Sleepas Gwen2010TVRex Is Not Your Lawyeras Lindsey Steers2009TVCastleas Sarah Reed2008TVChildrens Hospitalas Young Cheif2007FilmJekyllas Talia Carew2007TVMoonlightas Simone Walker2007TVPrivate Practiceas Rachel2007TVMad Menas Suzanne Farrell2007FilmBackyards & Bullets2007TVThe Wedding Bells2006TVAngela's Eyesas Angela Clinton2005TVGhost Whispereras Cindy Brown2005TVKiller Instinct2005TVHow I Met Your Motheras Carol2005TVBonesas Phillipa Fitz2005FilmFathers and Sonsas Clarissa2005TVGrey's Anatomyas Megan Hunt2003FilmGraduation Nightas Skye2001FilmCampfire Storiesas Melissa2000TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Becky Lester2000TVGilmore Girlsas Megan1990TVLaw & Orderas Michelle Burns1975TVPeople's Choice Awardsas Self - Presenter—FilmHere and Now—FilmClean Handsas Dana