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Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Birthday: 1972-05-25 | Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress, author, and producer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is one of two black actresses to have received three Academy Award nominations, the first black actress to receive two consecutive Academy Award nominations in back-to-back years, and the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination after previously winning.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Thunder Force

as    Emily Stanton

2021
Encounter

as    Hattie Hayes

2020
Roald Dahl's The Witches

as    Grandma

2020
2020
Onward

as    The Manticore (voice)

2019
Luce

as    Harriet Wilson

2019
Truth Be Told

as    Poppy Scoville

2019
Ma

as    Sue Ann

2018
A Kid Like Jake

as    Judy

2018
Instant Family

as    Karen

2018
Small Town Crime

as    Kelly Banks

2017
The Shack

as    Papa / Elouisa

2017
Gifted

as    Roberta Taylor

2017
The Shape of Water

as    Zelda Fuller

2016
Hidden Figures

as    Dorothy Vaughan

2016
Fathers and Daughters

as    Dr. Corman

2016
Allegiant

as    Johanna Reyes

2016
The Free World

as    Linda Workman

2016
The Great Gilly Hopkins

as    Miss Harris

2016
Zootopia

as    Mrs. Otterton (voice)

2016
Bad Santa 2

as    Opal

2015
Insurgent

as    Johanna Reyes

2015
Black or White

as    Rowena Jeffers

2014
Get on Up

as    Aunt Honey

2014
Red Band Society

as    Nurse Jackson

2014
Snowpiercer

as    Tanya

2013
Paradise

as    Loray