Octavia Spencer (1970)

Octavia Spencer
General Information
Birth Name	Octavia Lenora Spencer
Gender	Female
Birth Place	Montgomery, Alabama
Birth Date	May 25, 1970
Occupation	Actress, Director, Musician, Producer, Writer
Years Active	1996–present

Filmography

• A Time to Kill (1996)
• The Sixth Man (1997)
• 413 Hope St. (1997) 1 episode
• Sparkler (1997)
• Moesha (1998) 1 episode
• To Have & to Hold (1998) 1 episode
• ER (1998) 1 episode
• Brimstone (1999) 1 episode
• Lansky (1999)
• Never Been Kissed (1999)
• L.A. Doctors (1999) 1 episode
• Live Virgin (1999)
• Being John Malkovich (1999)
• Blue Streak (1999)
• Chicago Hope (1999) 1 episode
• Roswell (1999) 1 episode
• The X-Files (1999) 1 episode
• The Sky Is Falling (1999)
• Everything Put Together (2000)
• Chicken Soup for the Soul (2000) 1 episode
• Missing Pieces (2000)
• What Planet Are You From? (2000)
• Just Shoot Me! (2000) 1 episode
• Big Momma's House (2000)
• Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
• Becker (2000) 1 episode
• Malcolm in the Middle (2000) 1 episode
• City of Angels (2000) 5 episodes
• The Journeyman (2001)
• Grounded for Life (2001) 1 episode
• Follow the Stars Home (2001)
• Dharma & Greg (2001) 1 episode
• The Chronicle (2001-02) 6 episodes
• Titus (2001-02) 2 episodes
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Little John (2002)
• Presidio Med (2002) 1 episode
• NYPD Blue (2002-05) 2 episodes
• Sol Goode (2003)
• Legally Blonde 2 (2003)
• S.W.A.T. (2003)
• Bad Santa (2003)
• Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
• Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
• LAX (2004-05) 6 episodes
• Coach Carter (2005)
• Pretty Persuasion (2005)
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
• Beauty Shop (2005)
• CSI: NY (2005) 1 episode
• Wannabe (2005)
• Medium (2005) 1 episode
• Huff (2006) 1 episode
• Pulse (2006)
• Standoff (2006) 1 episode
• The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006-07) 4 episodes
• The Nines (2007)
• Ugly Betty (2007) 4 episodes
• Halfway Home (2007) 10 episodes
• Wizards of Waverly Place (2008) 2 episodes
• Pretty Ugly People (2008)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008) 1 episode
• The Spleenectomy (2008)
• The Big Bang Theory (2008) 1 episode
• Faux Baby (2008) 1 episode
• Seven Pounds (2008)
• Next of Kin (2008)
• Worst Week (2009) 1 episode
• Drag Me to Hell (2009)
• Dollhouse (2009) 1 episode
• The Soloist (2009)
• Jesus People: The Movie (2009)
• Just Peck (2009)
• Halloween II (2009)
• Love at First Hiccup (2009)
• Herpes Boy (2009)
• Raising the Bar (2009) 5 episodes
• Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
• Hawthorne (2010) 1 episode
• Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
• Love & Distrust (2010)
• Peep World (2010)
• Flypaper (2011)
• The Help (2011)
• Girls! Girls! Girls! (2011)
• Family Practice (2011)
• Smashed (2012)
• Blues for Willadean (2012)
• 30 Rock (2013) 1 episode
• Fruitvale Station (2013)
• Lost on Purpose (2013)
• American Dad! (2013) 1 episode
• Call Me Crazy (2013)
• Snowpiercer (2013)
• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
• Paradise (2013)
• Mom (2013-15) 9 episodes
• Get on Up (2014)
• Black or White (2014)
• Red Band Society (2014-15) 13 episodes
• The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
• Break a Hip (2015) 1 episode
• Drunk History (2015) 1 episode
• Fathers & Daughters (2015)
• The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
• The Free World (2016)
• Zootopia (2016)
• Allegiant (2016)
• Car Dogs (2016)
• Bad Santa 2 (2016)
• Hidden Figures (2016)
• The Shack (2017)
• Small Town Crime (2017)
• Gifted (2017)
• The Shape of Water (2017)
• A Kid Like Jake (2018)
• The Goldbergs: 1990-Something (2018)
• Instant Family (2018)
• Luce (2019)
• Black-ish (2019) 1 episode
• Ma (2019)
• Truth Be Told (2019-20) 8 episodes
• Dolittle (2020)
• Onward (2020)
• Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020) series regular
• The Witches (2020)
• Thunder Force (2021)
• Spirited (2022)

Trivia

• Is one of 11 actresses to win the Critic's Choice Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and Oscar in the same year.
• A lifelong fan of the horror/fantasy film genre, she claims to have seen every film directed and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro.
• She was named one of the '25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood' by Entertainment Weekly. (April 2009)
• Is a lover of antiques.
• She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 8, 2022. Her Walk of Fame star is located in front of Ballet Hollywood.
• Founded production company Orit Entertainment.
• Attended Auburn University at Montgomery, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Auburn University, where she majored in English with a double minor in journalism and theater.

Quotes

• I was not a Girl Scout, but I try to be very prepared. I triple-Spanx!
• I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'.
• You can't rest on your laurels. Because if you go in there and stink up the room, they go, 'They gave that one an Oscar?'
• Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy woman.