Spencer Karen Grammer (born October 9, 1983) is an American

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best known for her roles as the voice of

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in the

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animated science-fiction series ''

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'' and as Casey Cartwright in the

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college comedy-drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Spencer Grammer was born in

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. She is the daughter of actor

Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained notoriety and acclaim for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom '' Cheers'' (1984-1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993-2004), ...

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 (the actress

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, Mason, and Faith) and three half-brothers (Jude, Gabriel, and James). She also has a maternal half-sister named Madison. She attended

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in New York City.

Career

Grammer's first role was as a child, appearing uncredited on the show ''

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''. Grammer played the female lead,

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, in the

series ''

''. The show followed the life of a sister (Grammer) and her brother, Rusty Cartwright, played by

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, as they navigate college and life within the world of the

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and

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in a midwestern Ohio college town. In 2013, Grammer starred opposite

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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 award-winning

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animated science fiction series ''

''.

Personal life

Grammer married James Hesketh, a firefighter, on February 11, 2011. On October 10, 2011, she gave birth to their son, Emmett Emmanual Hesketh. In November 2017, Hesketh filed for divorce from Grammer.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grammer, Spencer 1983 births Living people American television actresses American soap opera actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Marymount Manhattan College alumni American child actresses Los Angeles County High School for the Arts alumni Columbia University alumni Columbia University School of the Arts alumni American people of British descent American people of United States Virgin Islands descent