Personal Info
Octavia L. Spencer
Octavia Lenora Spencer
Octavia Spencer
Acting
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 Suppo…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Tow
as Barbara
Smurfs
as Asmodius (voice)
Becoming bell hooks
as Self
Spirited
as Kimberly
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Self
The Quest for Sleep
as Narrator
Encounter
as Hattie Hayes
Thunder Force
as Emily Stanton
Onward
as The Manticore (voice)
Dolittle
as Dab-Dab (voice)
TV Shows
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 1 ep.
Family Recipe Showdown
as Host · 8 ep.
My Happy Place
as Self · 6 ep.
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage) · 4 ep.
The Santa Stories
as Detective Grinchauser · 1 ep.
Lost Women of Highway 20
as Host · 3 ep.
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest · 3 ep.
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
as Madam C. J. Walker · 4 ep.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2 ep.
Truth Be Told
as Poppy Scoville · 28 ep.
