1970-05-25 Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Spencer made her film debut in the 1996 drama A Time to Kill. Following a decade of brief roles in film and television, her breakthrough came in 2011 when she played a maid in 1960s America in the drama film The Help, which won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In ensuing years, she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station (2013), had a recurring role in the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–2015), and starred in the Fox drama series Red Band Society (2014–2015). Spencer's roles as other black women in 1960s America, as Dorothy Vaughan in the biopic Hidden Figures (2016) and a cleaning woman in the fantasy The Shape of Water (2017), earned her two consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first black actress to achieve such feat, as well as the first, and to date only, to be nominated twice after winning. She has since starred in The Divergent Series (2015–16), The Shack (2017), Gifted (2017), Instant Family (2018), Luce (2019), Ma (2019), Onward (2020), and Spirited(2022). She led the Apple TV+ drama series Truth Be Told (2019–2023). She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for portraying Madam C. J. Walker in the Netflix miniseries Self Made (2020). As an author, Spencer created the children's book series Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective. She has published two books in the series: The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (2013) and The Sweetest Heist in History (2015). Description above from the Wikipedia article Octavia Spencer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Smurfs | Asmodius (voice) | 2025-07-05 |
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Tow | Barb | 2025-06-07 |
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Becoming bell hooks | Self | 2024-02-27 |
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Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter | Self | 2022-09-22 |
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The Quest for Sleep | Narrator | 2022-03-18 |
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Spirited | Kimberly | 2022-11-10 |
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Encounter | Hattie Hayes | 2021-12-03 |
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Thunder Force | Emily Stanton | 2021-04-09 |
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Superintelligence | Octavia Spencer (voice) | 2020-12-11 |
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Roald Dahl's The Witches | Grandma | 2020-10-26 |
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Dolittle | Dab-Dab (voice) | 2020-01-02 |
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Onward | The Manticore (voice) | 2020-02-29 |
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Luce | Harriet Wilson | 2019-08-02 |
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HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé | Self | 2019-04-16 |
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Ma | Sue Ann | 2019-05-29 |
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Instant Family | Karen | 2018-11-13 |
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Small Town Crime | Kelly Banks | 2018-01-19 |
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A Kid Like Jake | Judy | 2018-06-01 |
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The Shape of Water | Zelda Fuller | 2017-12-01 |
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The Shack | Papa / Elouisa | 2017-03-03 |
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Gifted | Roberta Taylor | 2017-04-07 |
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Car Dogs | Mrs. Barrett | 2016-03-24 |
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Bad Santa 2 | Opal | 2016-11-23 |
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Hidden Figures | Dorothy Vaughan | 2016-12-10 |
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Allegiant | Johanna Reyes | 2016-03-09 |
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The Free World | Linda Workman | 2016-09-23 |
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Zootopia | Mrs. Otterton (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
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The Great Gilly Hopkins | Miss Harris | 2015-10-05 |
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Fathers and Daughters | Dr. Corman | 2015-10-01 |
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Insurgent | Johanna Reyes | 2015-03-18 |
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Black or White | Rowena Jeffers | 2014-09-06 |
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Get on Up | Aunt Honey | 2014-08-01 |
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Paradise | Loray | 2013-10-18 |
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Martha (voice) | 2013-08-07 |
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설국열차 | Tanya | 2013-08-01 |
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Fruitvale Station | Wanda | 2013-07-26 |
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Jesus People | Angel Angelique | 2013-12-19 |
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Lost on Purpose | Nurse Keller | 2013-10-04 |
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Dr. Nance | 2013-04-20 |
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Smashed | Jenny | 2012-01-22 |
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Blues for Willadean | LeSonia Robinson | 2012-10-05 |
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The Help | Minny Jackson | 2011-08-09 |
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Flypaper | Madge Wiggins | 2011-08-19 |
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Just Peck | Detention Teacher | 2011-02-16 |
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Dinner for Schmucks | Madame Nora | 2010-07-30 |
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Peep World | Alison | 2010-09-15 |
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Love and Distrust | Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010-08-16 |
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Small Town Saturday Night | Rhonda Dooley | 2010-05-31 |
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Herpes Boy | Rochelle | 2009-10-24 |
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The Soloist | Troubled Woman | 2009-04-24 |
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Halloween II | Nurse Daniels | 2009-08-28 |
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Love at First Hiccup | Mrs. Hambrick | 2009-02-02 |
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Drag Me to Hell | Bank Co-Worker | 2009-05-27 |
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Pretty Ugly People | Mary | 2008-11-14 |
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Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School | Dr. Evilini | 2008-04-06 |
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The Spleenectomy | Nurse | 2008-10-14 |
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Seven Pounds | Kate the Home Health Care Nurse | 2008-12-18 |
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The Nines | Streetwalker | 2007-01-21 |
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Pulse | Landlady | 2006-08-11 |
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Ayisha Lebaron | 2006-01-12 |
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Pretty Persuasion | Woman | 2005-01-22 |
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Beauty Shop | Big Customer | 2005-04-22 |
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Coach Carter | Mrs. Battle | 2005-01-14 |
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Middle-Aged Woman | 2005-03-11 |
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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Janine | 2004-01-23 |
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Breakin' All the Rules | Stylist | 2004-05-14 |
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Bad Santa | Opal | 2003-11-26 |
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S.W.A.T. | Neighbor in Alley | 2003-08-08 |
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Chicken Party | Laqueta Mills | 2003-10-14 |
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Security Guard | 2003-07-02 |
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Sol Goode | Unemployment Clerk | 2003-03-11 |
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Spider-Man | Check-In Girl | 2002-05-01 |
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Little John | Waitress | 2002-05-05 |
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Missing Pieces | Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer) | 2001-01-01 |
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Everything Put Together | Nurse B | 2001-11-02 |
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The Journeyman | Black Belly | 2001-03-10 |
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Follow the Stars Home | Hildy | 2001-05-06 |
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The Sky is Falling | Nurse #2 | 2001-06-07 |
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Four Dogs Playing Poker | Waitress | 2000-06-06 |
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American Virgin | Agnes Large | 2000-06-02 |
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What Planet Are You From? | Baby Nurse | 2000-03-03 |
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Big Momma's House | Twila | 2000-05-31 |
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Never Been Kissed | Cynthia | 1999-04-09 |
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Lansky | Evelyn | 1999-02-27 |
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Being John Malkovich | Woman in Elevator | 1999-10-29 |
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Blue Streak | Shawna | 1999-09-17 |
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Sparkler | Wanda | 1997-10-01 |
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The 6th Man | Nativity Watson | 1997-03-28 |
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Valley Girls | Cheerleader | 1996-11-09 |
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A Time to Kill | Roark's Nurse | 1996-07-24 |
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Death of a Salesman | Linda Loman | |
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Ma 2 | Sue Ann | |
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The Heart | ||
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Untitled Holiday Comedy Project | ||
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