Spencer Grammer


Spencer Karen Grammer is an American actress best known for her roles as the voice of Summer Smith in the Adult Swim animated science-fiction series Rick and Morty and as Casey Cartwright in the ABC Family college comedy-drama series Greek.

Early life

Spencer Grammer was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor Kelsey Grammer and Doreen Alderman, and was named after her paternal aunt, Karen, who was murdered in 1975. She has six paternal half-siblings: three half-sisters and three half-brothers. She also has a maternal half-sister named Madison. She attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Grammer graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2023 with an MFA in directing.

Career

Grammer's first role was as a child, appearing uncredited on the show Cheers, in which her father Kelsey Grammer starred.
Grammer played the female lead, Casey Cartwright, in the ABC Family series Greek. The show followed the life of a sister and her brother, Rusty Cartwright, played by Jacob Zachar, as they navigate college and life within the world of the Greek system fraternities and sororities in a midwestern Ohio college town.
In 2013, Grammer starred opposite Blair Underwood in Ironside, the remake of the popular 1960s television series of the same name. The show was canceled after three episodes aired. Since 2013, Spencer has lent her voice to the character of Summer Smith on the Adult Swim animated science fiction series Rick and Morty.

Personal life

Grammer married James Hesketh, a firefighter, on February 11, 2011. In October 2011, she gave birth to their son, Emmett. In November 2017, James Hesketh filed for divorce from Grammer.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992CheersLittle GirlEpisode: "One Hugs, the Other Doesn't"
2004ClubhouseSheilaEpisode: "Pilot"
Episode: "Chin Music"
2005ClubhouseSheilaEpisode: "Road Trip"
2005Jonny ZeroDoraEpisode: "Pilot"
2005Third WatchKimmie HaynesEpisode: "Kingpin Rising"
2006Law & Order: Special Victims UnitKatieEpisode: "Infected"
2006Lee's ClassmateEpisode: "Love and the Tenth Planet"
2006Six DegreesNannyEpisode: "Pilot"
2006As the World TurnsDr. Lucy MontgomeryMain cast
2007–2011GreekCasey Cartwright74 episodes, Lead role
2009Robot ChickenAtlantis / Mother Episode: "Please Do Not Notify Our Contractors"
2012CSI: NYKim BarnettEpisode: "Flash Pop"
2013CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationElla St JamesEpisode: "Dead Air"
2013IronsideHollyMain cast
2013–presentRick and MortySummer Smith Main cast
2014Royal PainsAshleyEpisode: "Everybody Loves Ray, Man"
2014Chicago PDJenn Cassidy2 episodes
2015Mr. RobinsonAshleigh WillowsSeries regular
2016ScorpionAirman WoodrowEpisode: "Civil War"
2017Grey's AnatomyCandaceEpisode: "In the Air Tonight"
2017GravesKatie Farrell9 episodes
2018Tell Me a StoryBeth Miller6 episodes
2021The Barbarian and the TrollBrendar Main cast
2022Hacking GoogleNarrator 6 episodes
2022The 12 Days of Christmas EveMichelle ConwayKelsey Grammer played her father in the movie
2022–2023Solar OppositesLynette 3 episodes