Abigail Spencer has always wanted to act.
Ever since she was young, Spencer has sought opportunities to get on stage, perform, and entertain.
“I have lifelong friends from growing up together in Gulf Breeze, [Florida].”
In fact, that’s the story of her career she’s a born performer and loyal friend.
It’s not bad to be an underdog, and in interviews, Spencer often downplays her significance.
That’s part of the joy of being an entertainer."
Getting to that point took work, so read on for the stunning transformation of Abigail Spencer.
“He fell totally in love with surfing that day.”
“His impact reverberates.
I hear you in the birds.
I see you in the waves.
I feel you in the flowers.
Your spirit forever with & through me,” she wrote.
“The sand is like sugar.
The water is pure turquoise.
It’s like the Caribbean,” she said.
Spencer admitted to missing the South now that she’s famous.
“There is nothing like Southern hospitality,” she said.
“It’s such a beautiful and genuine thing.
And there’s a lot of space to dream and think.”
“She says, ‘Abigail Spencer is here with us today.
Abigail, tell everyone what you’re doing here in New York.’
And all those giant cameras turned on me,” Abigail recalled.
She took advantage of the moment and told the viewing audience at home that she was an aspiring entertainer.
It turned out to be a pivotal moment in her life.
“I was green and had no fear,” she recalled.
“It was just an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up.
I just felt like, ‘Man, these things don’t come around that often.’
So I just went for it.”
Her willingness to jump at the opportunity paid off.
She played Becca on the sudser for several years, and she quickly became a fan favorite, too.
In 2000, Spencer won the Outstanding Female Newcomer Award from Soap Opera Digest.
Because of her role, Spencer never actually got a chance to go to college.
She explained toFIRST For Womenthat she was able to participate in one major teenage milestone event.
“I learned on the job.”
Spencer elaborated during an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”
“I’m very proud of her and of her personal life.
It’s not easy to maintain an ‘everyday life’ in show business,” her mother said.
In 2008, Spencer became a mother when she gave birth to her son Roman.
I started a band.
I was a nanny.
I hosted in a restaurant.
I worked a lot and I failed a lot.
But the whole time I was training."
Spencer claims that she dreamed about being on the show before she got the call.
“I loved the character.
I had taken a break.
I felt replenished,” Spencer explained.
The show changed everything.
“‘Mad Men’ was the first time anybody had really seen my work,” she said.
“That was the shift.”
She toldThe New York Timesthat the part became the role from which most people know her.
Dana first appeared in Season 1 and became a bigger character through much of Season 3.
On an episode of “The Talk,” Spencer recalled spending that summer in Europe.
“I was walking around Europe and I was like, when did I get so famous?
“What a thing with streaming, that things can come back around.”
Their meeting sparked a creative partnership that would continue for years.
Spencer addressed Franco’s reputation as an out-there auteur in an interview withThe New York Times.
“He just loves to work.
It’s really simple.”
The rom-com would have centered around people who meet on a wrong-number call, eventually falling in love.
Unfortunately, the project never materialized.
She led several TV shows in 2015
Abigail Spencer had a very busy 2015.
“There is a shared knowingness I have with Nic, something to do with the Gulf Coast.
That year also saw her Sundance TV show “Rectify” return for a third season.
In that series, Spencer played the sister of a man who was wrongfully convicted of a crime.
“I’m just working.
“I was screaming,” Spencer said, “because I could feel it was different.”
Markle was, of course, in love with Prince Harry.
In the lead-up to their royal wedding, Spencer toldEntertainment Tonightthat she had some words for the prince.
“He’s very lucky,” Spencer smiled.
“She’s a trusted friend and one of the most glorious people I’ve ever met.”
“She’s incredible, and everything was an extension of them and their love,” Spencer said.
“I felt honored to be there.”
This time, they were very vocal online.
Spencer toldBrief Takethat she initially wasn’t very interested in social media.
In other words, this was her chance to bring a spotlight to various underrepresented parts of history.
“Then it feels like it’s part of my life.”
“I wanted to do a comedy because this is what I need personally.
I need to laugh.
I need to be a part of something like this and bring more joy and delight.”
The show is a multi-cam sitcom, which is one thing Spencer hadn’t done.
She toldFIRST For Womenthat she enjoyed learning this new way of performing.
After all, it turned out to be not all that different from how she got her start.
