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
With Love, Meghan
Self · (1 episode)
2025
Extended Family
Julia Mariano · (13 episodes)
2023
Shatter Belt
Ramina · (1 episode)
2023
Harry & Meghan
Self · (3 episodes)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
(1 episode)
2022
Reprisal
Doris Dearie / Katherine Harlow · (10 episodes)
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Buttons
Annabelle (Adult)
2018
9-1-1
Detective Amber Braeburn · (2 episodes)
2018
The Sweet Life
Lolita
2017
Three Women
Madeline
2017
Timeless
Lucy Preston · (26 episodes)
2016
A Walk in Winter
Abigail
2015
H8RZ
Laura Sedgewick
2015
A Beautiful Now
Romy
2015
Stars
2015
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Abigail
2015
The Forger
DEA Agent Catherine Paisley
2014
This Is Where I Leave You
Quinn Altman
2014
Kilimanjaro
Yvonne
2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
May
2013
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Lisa Wyrick
2013
Chasing Mavericks
Brenda Hesson
2012
This Means War
Katie
2012
Cowboys & Aliens
Alice
2011
In My Sleep
Gwen
2010
Here and Now
Rebel
Dr. Misha Nelson · (10 episodes)
2021
Wayne
Donna Luccetti · (1 episode)
2019
True Detective
Gena Brune · (7 episodes)
2014
Rectify
Amantha Holden · (30 episodes)
2013
Burning Love
Annie · (28 episodes)
2012
Suits
Dana Scott · (15 episodes)
2011
The Glades
Ashley Carter · (1 episode)
2010
Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Lindsey Steers · (1 episode)
2010
Castle
Sarah Reed · (1 episode)
2009
Childrens Hospital
Young Cheif · (1 episode)
2008
Childrens Hospital
Chief in Her 20s · (1 episode)
2008
Childrens Hospital
Maxine Spratt · (1 episode)
2008
Jekyll
Talia Carew
2007
Moonlight
Simone Walker · (1 episode)
2007
Private Practice
Rachel · (1 episode)
2007
Mad Men
Suzanne Farrell · (6 episodes)
2007
Backyards & Bullets
2007
The Wedding Bells
(1 episode)
2007
Angela's Eyes
Angela Clinton · (13 episodes)
2006
Ghost Whisperer
Cindy Brown · (1 episode)
2005
Killer Instinct
(1 episode)
2005
How I Met Your Mother
Carol · (2 episodes)
2005
Bones
Phillipa Fitz · (1 episode)
2005
Fathers and Sons
Clarissa
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Megan Hunt · (15 episodes)
2005
Graduation Night
Skye
2003
Campfire Stories
Melissa
2001
Clean Hands
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Becky Lester · (1 episode)
2000
Gilmore Girls
Megan · (1 episode)
2000
Law & Order
Michelle Burns · (1 episode)
1990