The year 2015 is proving to be a fabulous year for actress Abigail Spencer. While she also had a busy acting year last year, it was nonetheless peppered by the so-called The Fappenings – the nude photo scandal involving A-List, B-List and C-List stars when hackers was able to access their cloud storage.
In addition to being part of summer’s darkest drama series on TV – “True Detective” Season 2 on HBO and “Rectify” Season 3 on the Sundance Channel – Abigail has had a lot of guesting stints in several other TV shows and also had her fair share of acting assignments on some major and indie films, notes Decider.
Abigail is really proving to be a great and prolific character actress. She appears as Gena, the no-nonsense ex-wife of Ray Velcoro, played by Colin Farrell, in “True Detective.” She delivers beautifully too as scorned southern belle Amantha Holden in “Rectify.”
Not only that, she has a confirmed guesting in Season 5 of the legal drama TV series “Suits,” in addition to completing indie film dramas including “A Beautiful Now,” and the mystery thriller “H8RZ.”
Other acting credits
Abigail Spencer is actually best remembered for her portrayal in the horror flick “The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia” shown last year.
She was Jason Bateman’s cheating wife in the dramedy “This Is Where I Leave You,” and also the big-budgeted sci-fi film starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, “Cowboys & Aliens,” as well as the romantic comedy “This Means War.”
On TV, she has also guested as the demure and dramatic muse in the comedy “Children’s Hospital” in Adult Swim. Abigail has likewise appeared in the mocku-reality series “Burning Love.” She was Suzanne Farrell, the sexy teacher of Sally Draper, who swoon over Don for a season, in the sitcom “Mad Men.”
As for next year, Abigail is expected to be on TV again after “Rectify” has been renewed for Season 4 in Sundance. On the big screen, she will be featured in a couple of indie dramas including “Wrong Number” and “One Heart” in addition to “The Sweet Life” along with Maggie Siff and Chris Messina.
2015 Emmy Awards After Party
Abigail Spencer also attended the AMC, BBC America, IFC, and Sundance TV After TV Party on September 20 at the BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood, California following the 2015 Emmy Awards.
She was with her boyfriend Josh Pency and she came along with four lady actresses wearing the same color scheme, including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Betsy Brandt and Mel B, details Just Jared.
Maggie Gyllenhaal was nominated in the 2015 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her portrayal in “The Honourable Woman.” She, however, lost to Frances McDormand of “Olive Kitteridge.”
Abigail wore a Kaufman Franco dress and carried an Edie Parker clutch bag.
Abigail has obviously gotten over and moved past her nude video scandal last year. Unlike other celebrities who were involved in ‘The Fappenings’ with their nude photos, Abigail’s was a notch higher with the rest as hers involved nude videos showing her pleasuring herself and also featured her private parts.
That scandal, which was authored by some hackers who have yet to be identified and apprehended as of this time, has rocked Hollywood last year, especially since it involves the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, and a lot more.