Octavia Spencer
Birthday: 1970-05-25
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 239
Drafted By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 1
Win Bonus: 4
Nom Bonus: 1
Total Points: 5
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).
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Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 2012 | 42 | The Help (2011) | Supporting Actress | Win | 0 | |
| 2017 | 47 | Hidden Figures (2016) | Supporting Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| military_tech | 2018 | 48 | The Shape of Water (2017) | Supporting Actress | Nom | 5 |
| Career | 5 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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Tow | ||
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Untitled Holiday Comedy Project | ||
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The Heart | ||
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2025-07-10 | Smurfs | (voice) |
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2022-11-10 | Spirited | Kimberly |
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2021-12-03 | Encounter | Hattie Hayes |
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2021-04-09 | Thunder Force | Emily Stanton |
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2020-12-11 | Superintelligence | Octavia Spencer (voice) |
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2020-10-26 | Roald Dahl's The Witches | Grandma |
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2020-02-29 | Onward | The Manticore (voice) |
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2020-01-02 | Dolittle | Dab-Dab (voice) |
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2019-08-02 | Luce | Harriet Wilson |
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2019-05-29 | Ma | Sue Ann |
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2018-11-13 | Instant Family | Karen |
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2018-06-01 | A Kid Like Jake | Judy |
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2018-01-19 | Small Town Crime | Kelly Banks |
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2017-12-01 | The Shape of Water | Zelda Fuller |
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2017-04-07 | Gifted | Roberta Taylor |
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2017-03-24 | Car Dogs | Mrs. Barrett |
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2017-03-03 | The Shack | Papa / Elouisa |
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2016-12-10 | Hidden Figures | Dorothy Vaughan |
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2016-11-23 | Bad Santa 2 | Opal |
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2016-09-23 | The Free World | Linda Workman |
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2016-03-09 | Allegiant | Johanna Reyes |
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2016-02-11 | Zootopia | Mrs. Otterton (voice) |
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2015-10-05 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Miss Harris |
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2015-10-01 | Fathers and Daughters | Dr. Corman |
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2015-03-18 | Insurgent | Johanna Reyes |
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2014-09-06 | Black or White | Rowena Jeffers |
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2014-08-01 | Get on Up | Aunt Honey |
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2013-12-19 | Jesus People | Angel Angelique |
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2013-10-18 | Paradise | Loray |
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2013-10-04 | Lost on Purpose | Nurse Keller |
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2013-08-07 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Martha (voice) |
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2013-08-01 | Snowpiercer | Tanya |
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2013-07-26 | Fruitvale Station | Wanda |
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2013-04-20 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Dr. Nance |
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2012-10-05 | Blues for Willadean | LeSonia Robinson |
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2012-01-22 | Smashed | Jenny |
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2011-08-19 | Flypaper | Madge Wiggins |
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2011-08-09 | The Help | Minny Jackson |
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2011-02-16 | Just Peck | Detention Teacher |
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2010-09-15 | Peep World | Alison |
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2010-08-16 | Love and Distrust | Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives") |
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2010-07-30 | Dinner for Schmucks | Madame Nora |
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2010-05-31 | Small Town Saturday Night | Rhonda Dooley |
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2009-10-24 | Herpes Boy | Rochelle |
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2009-08-28 | Halloween II | Nurse Daniels |
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2009-05-27 | Drag Me to Hell | Bank Co-Worker |
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2009-04-24 | The Soloist | Troubled Woman |
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2009-02-02 | Love at First Hiccup | Mrs. Hambrick |
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2008-12-18 | Seven Pounds | Kate the Home Health Care Nurse |
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2008-11-14 | Pretty Ugly People | Mary |
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2008-10-14 | The Spleenectomy | Nurse |
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2008-04-06 | Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School | Dr. Evilini |
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2007-01-21 | The Nines | Streetwalker |
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2006-08-11 | Pulse | Landlady |
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2006-01-12 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Ayisha Lebaron |
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2005-04-22 | Beauty Shop | Big Customer |
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2005-03-11 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Middle-Aged Woman |
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2005-01-22 | Pretty Persuasion | Woman |
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2005-01-14 | Coach Carter | Mrs. Battle |
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2004-05-14 | Breakin' All the Rules | Stylist |
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2004-01-23 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Janine |
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2003-11-26 | Bad Santa | Opal |
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2003-10-14 | Chicken Party | Laqueta Mills |
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2003-08-08 | S.W.A.T. | Neighbor in Alley |
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2003-07-02 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Security Guard |
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2003-03-11 | Sol Goode | Unemployment Clerk |
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2002-05-05 | Little John | Waitress |
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2002-05-01 | Spider-Man | Check-In Girl |
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2001-11-02 | Everything Put Together | Nurse B |
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2001-06-07 | The Sky is Falling | Nurse #2 |
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2001-05-06 | Follow the Stars Home | Hildy |
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2001-03-10 | The Journeyman | Black Belly |
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2001-01-01 | Missing Pieces | Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer) |
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2000-06-06 | Four Dogs Playing Poker | Waitress |
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2000-06-02 | American Virgin | Agnes Large |
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2000-05-31 | Big Momma's House | Twila |
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2000-03-03 | What Planet Are You From? | Baby Nurse |
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1999-10-29 | Being John Malkovich | Woman in Elevator |
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1999-09-17 | Blue Streak | Shawna |
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1999-04-09 | Never Been Kissed | Cynthia |
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1999-02-27 | Lansky | Evelyn |
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1997-10-01 | Sparkler | Wanda |
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1997-03-28 | The 6th Man | Nativity Watson |
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1996-11-09 | Valley Girls | Cheerleader |
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1996-07-24 | A Time to Kill | Roark's Nurse |