Abigail Spencer

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Summary

Abigail Spencer is an American actor known for Rectify, Timeless, Mad Men, and Suits. Her roles include emotionally complex characters and, in Timeless, a historian who leads with her intelligence. Spencer has said she chose that role partly because she wanted young women to have a character to look up to, asked that Lucy not be overly sexualized, and believes women must help bring about change. She has praised Timeless for centering women and people of color and called its historical storytelling “built-in activism,” while noting that the show itself has no message. No public record of party campaigning, DEI affiliations, or sustained activism is evident.