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' .
Two brothers, Sterling, 13, and Yancy Bailey IV, 25, in 1999.
Friends with "One Tree Hill" actress Bethany Joy Lenz.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 27, a son named Roman Pruett on September 19, 2008. Childs father is her ex-husband, Andrew Pruett.
She was born on the same day as her "Suits" co-star Meghan Markle : August 4, 1981.
Parents: (father) Yancy Bailey Spencer (2 July 1950 - 14 Feb 2011) was a professional surfer and (mother) Lydia Ann (Brown).
Attributes her professional career breakthrough to "fairy godmother" Kathie Lee Gifford who, as a teenager, was hopelessly in love with a 19-year-old professional surfer (Abigails father-to-be) Yancy Spencer. When Abigail turned 17, her dad called Kathie Lee asking if Abby and her mother Lydia could attend a broadcast of "Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee," a request that was immediately granted. After the broadcast, Abby and Lydia were invited backstage to meet Kathie Lee and when Lee learned that Abby wanted to be an actress, she made a call to ABC TV casting and a meeting was arranged for the young Abby who, soon after, landed the role of Rebecca on "All My Children" in June 1999. While still trying to get on her feet, Abby spent three months as a live-in nanny for Kathie Lee at her New York residence.
Has Cherokee ancestry.
Loves History and vintage clothing.
Abigails maternal grandfather was Eugene Fuller "Gene" Brown II (the son of Eugene Fuller Brown and Helen Elizabeth Bahbo Dobbins). Abigails great-grandfather Eugene was the son of Silas Fuller Brown and Susan Frances Tower. Helen was the daughter of John Alexander Dobbins and Kate Ward Hurt.
Abigails paternal grandfather was Yancy Bailey Spencer, Jr. (the son of Yancy Bailey Spencer and Georgia/Georgie C. Smith). Abigails great-grandfather Yancy was the son of William Robert Spencer and Martha A. Glidewell. Georgia was the daughter of William Wyatt Smith and Sarah "Sallie" Julia Wade.
Abigails maternal grandmother was Maxine Boatright (the daughter of John Leonard Boatright and Lela Lou Looney). John was the son of Peter Leonard Barem Boatright and Frances Lovina Midgett. Lela was the daughter of Benjamin Frankin Looney and Etna Dallas Eaves.
Abigails paternal grandmother was named Patricia Lee.
One of her fathers brothers, John S. Spencer, is the pastor of a Christian church, Calvary Chapel [Coastline] Gulf Breeze. His other brother, J.B. Schluter, is a Gulf Breeze, Florida City Council member.
Through her Spencer ancestry she is distantly related to Jersey Boys actor John Lloyd Young as well as Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Henry. All descend from the same titled Spencer family.
But once you do. . . Ride it as long as you can. Love as long as you can.
I love nothing more than a good, rich, dark chocolate. It exhilarates.
It satisfies.
