Meet Jaye “Carla” Cherry and Chauncey Spencer, parents of actress Rain Spencer. After Rain appeared in The Summer I Turned Pretty, fans were interested in learning more about her family members. This article discusses some details about her family.
So, keep scrolling down this article to learn more about her family members.
Who are actress Rain Spencer’s parents?
Born Nina Rain Spencer, Summer I Became Beautiful The actress was born to Chauncey Spencer and Jaye “Carla” Cherry or Carla Cherry. In the film, Rain plays Taylor, Belly’s childhood best friend, who visits her in Cousins on her birthday.
According to Famous Birthdays, Rain was born on February 21, 1999, making her 24 years old. When she was just eight years old, she told her mother that she needed to get an agent because she knew she had what it took to make it in Hollywood. “It’s not the easiest profession to pursue, but I never intended to do anything else,” she told Grazia Magazine.
Since Spencer is still just starting out, she knows she could be a role model for other young girls—which doesn’t scare her at all. In fact, she’s willing to offer advice, since she has “a lot of experience to share.”
“I hope to lead by example. If I can live my truth, weather the storm, love myself unconditionally — people will see that. That energy is contagious, and I plan to share it with as many people as possible. I especially want to uplift young women and encourage them to support each other instead of judging each other,” she told the outlet.
Meet Jaye Cherry, Rain Spencer’s Mother
On Mother’s Day 2018, Rain Spencer celebrated her mother, Carla Cherry or Jaye Cherry, through an IG post. In the post, she wrote, “Happy Mother’s Day. This woman has saved me so many times. The strongest, most brutally honest, funniest, most beautiful inside and out. So much love and light,” while posting a throwback photo of the two.
Meanwhile, Jaye reciprocated the sentiment via Facebook on Daughter’s Day 2022. She wrote, “Happy Daughter’s Day Rain Spencer. Proud of who you are on the inside.”
Jaye was born in December 1974. So, as of 2023, she is 48 years old. According to LinkedIn, she is working as a Digital Marketing Consultant in California. Carla runs her own company called Carla Cherry Productions. From 2017 to 2018, she also worked at Ovation LLC as a Senior Producer.
Carla reported on LinkedIn that her first job was as an editor for Participant in 2012. She worked as a producer/editor at TEN: The Enthusiast Network in 2013. She also worked at Appetities as TEN: The Enthusiast Network.
Her resume also includes work at Yahoo as a producer. Additionally, she served Ora TV as Executive Producer of the digital “Collector’s Café,” BiteSize Networks as Host/Supervising Producer – “Collector’s Café” TV Show, and NATPE as Participant – Executive Producer – Proof of Concept Pilot.
You can find Jaye on Facebook.
Meet Chauncey Spencer, Rain Spencer’s Father
Chauncey Spencer is the father of actress Rain Spencer. The Spencer family patriarch was born on August 20, 1974. He is the son of Joel Spencer and Margie McNeely Spencer in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Back in his younger days, Chauncey was a DJ according to a photo shared by Rain. According to Chauncey’s Facebook, he attended New Hanover High School. For higher education, he attended Penn Foster, HGTC Science College, Charlotte Institute of the Arts for Students and Alumni, and Abtech Computer.
Regarding his career, Chauncey is a former E-4 specialist in the United States Army from 1994 to 2000. He was stationed in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. He works as a tattoo artist at Pitbull Tattoo & Piercing Clinic. Chauncey also works at Dreamriderz custom skateboards.
Sadly, Chauncey is no more. He passed away in July 2020 in a car accident. Rain announced her father’s death by writing, “Too soon, Dad. Love you unconditionally. Visit me in my dreams. Raise hell to heaven if that’s real. Love you.”
In addition to his wife and children, he is survived by his brother Michael Spencer; his uncle Worth Spencer and his aunt Vickie Spencer.
Related FAQs
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How long were Rain Spencer’s parents married?
Rain Spencer’s parents divorced before 2003. He married his wife Silviya Nikolova Spencer on May 21, 2003 and they remained together until his death in 2020.
Silviya is also an artist by profession. Chauncey shared on an art website, “MY WIFE AND I WORK FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ARTISTIC WORLD. She has a natural ability to see into the essence of a person, to turn a portrait into an emotion, just as she has captured DALI’s perfect images. She is a realist on the path to surrealism. My story begins on the other side of everything, surrealism overflows from my mind and onto everything I see. I am on the path to realism. MY WORK IS A COMPLEXITY OF CANVAS AND PEN AND INK OF INFINITY.”
“ON OUR JOURNEY, WE HELP EACH OTHER OPEN DOORS TO EACH OTHER’S PASSIONS. IT’S SO FUN TO WATCH HER ACTIVATING HER IMAGINATION TO THE LEAST GREAT. WE’RE BOTH UNTRAINED BY THE OUTSIDE WORLD, WE’RE BOTH COLORED IN OUR SKILLS AND DRIVEN BY A PASSION FOR ART AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE IT.”
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How many children do Rain Spencer’s parents have?
Rain, Chauncey, and/or Jaye have three children. Rain’s two other sisters are Kyra Spencer and Isabella Spencer.
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Where do Rain Spencer’s parents live?
Rain Spencer’s father was living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the time of his death. Her mother currently lives in Los Angeles, California.