Taylor Spreitler

Taylor Spreitler (born October 23, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Mia McCormick in the soap opera series Days of Our Lives (2009–2010), Lennox Scanlon in the sitcom Melissa & Joey (2010–2015) and Kendra Gable in the sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). Her films include the comedy 3 Day Test, the action thriller The Contractor (2013) and the horror films Amityville: The Awakening (2017) and Leprechaun Returns (2018).

Biography Early life Spreitler was born on October 23, 1993, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the daughter of Danny and Denise Spreitler. She spent her younger years in Wiggins, Mississippi, and moved with her mother to Los Angeles when she was 11. Spreitler was home-schooled.

Career

Beginning her career as a model, Spreitler's first commercial audition was for a national campaign for Motrin. This was followed by a series of spots, including those for Jif, Hess, and Chuck E. Cheese. In 2009, Spreitler signed a three-year contract to play the role of Mia McCormick on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. In 2011, she was nominated for Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series by a Young Actress at the 32nd Young Artist Awards.

Spreitler starred as Lennox Scanlon, the niece of Melissa Joan Hart's character, in ABC Family's Melissa & Joey. In 2016, she was cast as Kendra Gable, the daughter of Kevin James' character, in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait.

Spreitler co-starred with Bella Thorne and Thomas Mann in the 2017 horror film Amityville: The Awakening. She also starred in the 2018 horror comedy film Leprechaun Returns.

Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 All Souls Day Alice Short film 2012 3 Day Test Lu Taylor 2013 The Contractor McKenzie Chase 2015 Girl on the Edge Hannah Green 2017 Amityville: The Awakening Marissa 2018 Leprechaun Returns Lila Jenkins Direct-to-video

+Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Chloe Sellers Episode: "Pure" 2009–2010 Days of Our Lives Mia McCormick 139 episodes 2010–2015 Melissa & Joey Lennox Scanlon 104 episodes 2012 Stalked at 17 Angela Curson Television film Never Fade Away Trish Cavanaugh 4 episodes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Taylor Culphers Episode: "Friending Emily" 2014 Category 5 Young Victoria Television film 2015 Bones Courtney Hodsoll Episode: "The Woman in the Whirlpool" Criminal Minds Riley Desario Episode: "Pariahville" Casual Mia 6 episodes 2016–2018 Kevin Can Wait Kendra Gable 48 episodes 2020 Driven to the Edge Tess Television film 2020–2023 Young Sheldon Sam 4 episodes