Abigail Spencer

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.

Abigail Spencer is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 35 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Clean Hands (2026), Best Medicine (2026), With Love, Meghan (2025), Harry & Meghan (2022), Timeless (2016), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), The Forger (2014), Rectify (2013). The recorded credits span 1975 to 2026, including 6 movies and 29 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.