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Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Actor · Born 1970-05-25 · Montgomery, Alabama, USA

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Biography

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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Spider-Man (2002) — Check-In Girl
  2. Zootopia (2016) — Mrs. Otterton (voice)
  3. The Shape of Water (2017) — Zelda Fuller
  4. The Big Bang Theory (2007) — Octavia
  5. Hidden Figures (2016) — Dorothy Vaughan
  6. Snowpiercer (2013) — Tanya
  7. Insurgent (2015) — Johanna Reyes
  8. The Help (2011) — Minny Jackson
  9. Seven Pounds (2008) — Kate the Home Health Care Nurse
  10. Allegiant (2016) — Johanna Reyes
  11. Onward (2020) — The Manticore (voice)
  12. Gifted (2017) — Roberta Taylor
  13. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) — Martha (voice)
  14. Malcolm in the Middle (2000) — Cashier
  15. Being John Malkovich (1999) — Woman in Elevator
  16. Drag Me to Hell (2009) — Bank Co-Worker
  17. Dolittle (2020) — Dab-Dab (voice)
  18. The X-Files (1993) — Nurse
  19. Coach Carter (2005) — Mrs. Battle
  20. Instant Family (2018) — Karen
  21. Young Sheldon (2017) — Officer Rhonda Tomasson
  22. A Time to Kill (1996) — Roark's Nurse
  23. Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020) — Grandma
  24. S.W.A.T. (2003) — Neighbor in Alley
  25. Big Momma's House (2000) — Twila
  26. Ma (2019) — Sue Ann
  27. Bad Santa (2003) — Opal
  28. American Dad! (2005) — Shonteeva (voice)
  29. The Shack (2017) — Papa / Elouisa
  30. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) — Middle-Aged Woman
  31. Dinner for Schmucks (2010) — Madame Nora
  32. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) — Security Guard
  33. Blue Streak (1999) — Shawna
  34. Never Been Kissed (1999) — Cynthia
  35. Halloween II (2009) — Nurse Daniels
  36. Fruitvale Station (2013) — Wanda
  37. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Sherry
  38. Thunder Force (2021) — Emily Stanton
  39. Wizards of Waverly Place (2007) — Dr. Evilini
  40. Fathers and Daughters (2015) — Dr. Corman