Meet Rain Spencer, who plays Taylor in The Summer I Turned Pretty: she’s wanted to act since she was 5 and gets into character with SZA, Doja Cat and Jorja Smith
The 25-year-old actress only had one professional role before she landed her breakthrough on the Amazon Prime show; she also meditates every day and is a doting dog mum
Here’s everything you need to know about the 25-year-old actress, Rain Spencer.
What other roles has Rain Spencer played?
The Summer I Turned Pretty is only Spencer’s second professional acting role, she told 1883 magazine. The show was filmed in North Carolina, where she lived from ages three to eight after moving there from Germany, where she was born, per Teen Vogue.
Her first film role was Good Girl Jane, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Inspired by director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’s own experiences, the script of Good Girl Jane immediately captivated Spencer, according to an interview she gave to CherryPicks. The film’s emotional story gave Spencer the opportunity to portray a deeply troubled character, earning her the award for best performance in a US narrative feature at Tribeca.
Spencer has also appeared in the sci-fi horror film Test Screening in 2024, as well as shorts The Garden and The Talking Heads in 2010.
She has wanted to act since she was five
