Octavia Spencer

Acting

Born May 25, 1970 (age 56) · 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Spider-Man2002
as ⁨Check-In Girl⁩
Zootopia2016
as ⁨Mrs. Otterton (voice)⁩
The Shape of Water2017
as ⁨Zelda Fuller⁩
Hidden Figures2016
as ⁨Dorothy Vaughan⁩
Snowpiercer2013
as ⁨Tanya⁩
Insurgent2015
as ⁨Johanna Reyes⁩
The Help2011
as ⁨Minny Jackson⁩
as ⁨Kate the Home Health Care Nurse⁩
as ⁨Johanna Reyes⁩
as ⁨The Manticore (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roberta Taylor⁩
as ⁨Martha (voice)⁩
as ⁨Woman in Elevator⁩
as ⁨Bank Co-Worker⁩
as ⁨Dab-Dab (voice)⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Battle⁩
as ⁨Karen⁩
as ⁨Roark's Nurse⁩
as ⁨Grandma⁩
as ⁨Neighbor in Alley⁩
as ⁨Twila⁩
as ⁨Sue Ann⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Opal⁩
as ⁨Papa / Elouisa⁩
as ⁨Middle-Aged Woman⁩
as ⁨Madame Nora⁩
as ⁨Security Guard⁩
as ⁨Shawna⁩
as ⁨Cynthia⁩
as ⁨Nurse Daniels⁩
as ⁨Wanda⁩
as ⁨Emily Stanton⁩
as ⁨Dr. Corman⁩
as ⁨Opal⁩
as ⁨Troubled Woman⁩
as ⁨Madge Wiggins⁩
as ⁨Kimberly⁩
as ⁨Landlady⁩
as ⁨Aunt Honey⁩
as ⁨Big Customer⁩
as ⁨Janine⁩
as ⁨Streetwalker⁩
as ⁨Hattie Hayes⁩
as ⁨Octavia Spencer (voice)⁩
as ⁨Rowena Jeffers⁩
as ⁨Harriet Wilson⁩
as ⁨Jenny⁩
as ⁨Asmodius (voice)⁩
as ⁨Kelly Banks⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Dr. Evilini⁩
as ⁨Miss Harris⁩
as ⁨Nativity Watson⁩
as ⁨Baby Nurse⁩
as ⁨Judy⁩
as ⁨Woman⁩
as ⁨Stylist⁩
as ⁨Ayisha Lebaron⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Hambrick⁩
as ⁨Alison⁩
as ⁨Loray⁩
as ⁨Linda Workman⁩
as ⁨(voice)⁩
Out Thu, Nov 4

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Spider-Man2002
as ⁨Check-In Girl⁩
Zootopia2016
as ⁨Mrs. Otterton (voice)⁩
The Shape of Water2017
as ⁨Zelda Fuller⁩
Hidden Figures2016
as ⁨Dorothy Vaughan⁩
Snowpiercer2013
as ⁨Tanya⁩
Insurgent2015
as ⁨Johanna Reyes⁩
The Help2011
as ⁨Minny Jackson⁩
as ⁨Kate the Home Health Care Nurse⁩
as ⁨Johanna Reyes⁩
as ⁨The Manticore (voice)⁩
as ⁨Roberta Taylor⁩
as ⁨Martha (voice)⁩
as ⁨Woman in Elevator⁩
as ⁨Bank Co-Worker⁩
as ⁨Dab-Dab (voice)⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Battle⁩
as ⁨Karen⁩
as ⁨Roark's Nurse⁩
as ⁨Grandma⁩
as ⁨Neighbor in Alley⁩
as ⁨Twila⁩
as ⁨Sue Ann⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Opal⁩
as ⁨Papa / Elouisa⁩
as ⁨Middle-Aged Woman⁩
as ⁨Madame Nora⁩
as ⁨Security Guard⁩
as ⁨Shawna⁩
as ⁨Cynthia⁩
as ⁨Nurse Daniels⁩
as ⁨Wanda⁩
as ⁨Emily Stanton⁩
as ⁨Dr. Corman⁩
as ⁨Opal⁩
as ⁨Troubled Woman⁩
as ⁨Madge Wiggins⁩
as ⁨Kimberly⁩
as ⁨Landlady⁩
as ⁨Aunt Honey⁩
as ⁨Big Customer⁩
as ⁨Janine⁩
as ⁨Streetwalker⁩
as ⁨Hattie Hayes⁩
as ⁨Octavia Spencer (voice)⁩
as ⁨Rowena Jeffers⁩
as ⁨Harriet Wilson⁩
as ⁨Jenny⁩
as ⁨Asmodius (voice)⁩
as ⁨Kelly Banks⁩ · Executive producer
as ⁨Dr. Evilini⁩
as ⁨Miss Harris⁩
as ⁨Nativity Watson⁩
as ⁨Baby Nurse⁩
as ⁨Judy⁩
as ⁨Woman⁩
as ⁨Stylist⁩
as ⁨Ayisha Lebaron⁩
as ⁨Mrs. Hambrick⁩
as ⁨Alison⁩
as ⁨Loray⁩
as ⁨Linda Workman⁩
as ⁨(voice)⁩
Out Thu, Nov 4