Actress, writer, and producer on both the big and small
screen, Abigail Spencer is quickly making a name for herself in Hollywood.
Spencer was seen in
Sam Raimi's
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013),
a prequel take on
The Wizard of Oz (1939), alongside
James Franco,
Mila Kunis,
Rachel Weisz, and
Michelle Williams.
She has starred in the Sundance Channel's first scripted
series,
Rectify (2013). The series
follows "Daniel Holden" (played by
Aden Young), who must put his life
back together, after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA
evidence calls his conviction into question.
Spencer also was on the indie,
Kilimanjaro (2013), opposite
Brian Geraghty, and reprising her role of "Annie" for the online series, "Burning Love" on YouTube,
which got picked up for a second and third season. The series,
produced by Red Hour, is a funny parody of a "Bachelor"-esque show. She
also reprised her role on the USA hit show,
Suits (2011), and was seen in the
season of
Childrens Hospital (2008) for Adult Swim.
Abigail was the lead in
Daniela Amavia's cinematic piece
A Beautiful Now (2015), produced by
Keith Kjarval/Unified Pictures.
As a screenwriter and producer, Spencer is in development on
Wrong Number, with
James Franco producing through his "Rabbit
Bandini Productions" banner. Spencer will also star in the indie
romantic comedy directed by
AnnaRose King.
Spencer also co-wrote, with
Lauren McBrayer Miller, the television
series "Teach", which was purchased by ABC Family and deals with the
lives of high-school teachers.
Spencer starred, alongside
Gerard Butler in
Curtis Hanson's,
Chasing Mavericks (2012). The
film follows surfer "Jay Moriarity", who sets out to ride the Northern
California break, known as "Mavericks". She was also seen opposite
Jon Hamm on AMC's award-winning and
critically-acclaimed original series
Mad Men (2007), in the series' third
season, as Don Draper's latest love interest, who also happens to be his
daughter's school teacher. Other film credits include
McG's
This Means War (2012) and
Jon Favreau's
Cowboys & Aliens (2011).