At the 2012 BAFTA Awards, Spencer and director Tate Taylor talked with Miss Piggy for the latter's Orange Film red carpet show. Piggy told Spencer she was "splendid as Ringo [Starr]" in The Help, referring to The Beatles' song "Help!" Going along with the joke, Spencer corrected the pig, saying that she was actually "going more towards John [Lennon]," and felt as though she must've failed miserably. Previous roles include a recurring role on Ugly Betty, and guest spots on NYPD Blue, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Big Bang Theory, and films including Spider-Man.