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Birthday: May 25, 1970
Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) 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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Being John Malkovich Woman in Elevator 1999
Spider-Man Check-In Girl 2002
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Middle-Aged Woman 2005
Bad Santa Opal 2003
Seven Pounds Kate the Home Health Care Nurse 2008
Never Been Kissed Cynthia 1999
Sol Goode Unemployment Clerk 2003
Coach Carter Mrs. Battle 2005
Halloween II Nurse Daniels 2009
Pretty Ugly People Mary 2008
Big Momma's House Twila 2000
Pulse Landlady 2006
The Nines Streetwalker 2007
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Janine 2004
Beauty Shop Big Customer 2005
Love at First Hiccup Mrs. Hambrick 2009
American Virgin Agnes Large 2000
Just Peck Detention Teacher 2011
Dinner for Schmucks Madame Nora 2010
Drag Me to Hell Bank Co-Worker 2009
The Help Minny Jackson 2011
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Ayisha Lebaron 2005
Smashed Jenny 2012
The Spleenectomy Nurse 2008
Little John Waitress 2002
Paradise Loray 2013
Fruitvale Station Wanda 2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Dr. Nance 2013
Herpes Boy Rochelle 2009
Lost on Purpose Nurse Keller 2013
Sparkler Wanda 1997
Get on Up Aunt Honey 2014
Snowpiercer Tanya 2013
Jesus People Angel Angelique 2013
Flypaper Madge Wiggins 2011
Blues for Willadean LeSonia Robinson 2012
Insurgent Johanna Reyes 2015
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Narrator (voice) 2013
Black or White Rowena Jeffers 2014
Zootopia Mrs. Otterton (voice) 2016
The Great Gilly Hopkins Miss Harris 2015
The Free World Linda Workman 2016
Allegiant Johanna Reyes 2016
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Security Guard 2003
Fathers and Daughters Dr. Corman 2015
Gifted Roberta Taylor 2017
Hidden Figures Dorothy Vaughan 2016
Small Town Crime Kelly Banks 2018
Blue Streak Shawna 1999
The Shack Papa / Elouisa 2017
Bad Santa 2 Opal 2016
A Time to Kill Roark's Nurse 1996
The Sixth Man Nativity Watson 1997
Lansky Evelyn 1999
Everything Put Together Nurse B 2001
Missing Pieces Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer) 2001
What Planet Are You From? Baby Nurse 2000
Four Dogs Playing Poker Waitress 2000
The Journeyman Black Belly 2001
Follow the Stars Home Hildy 2001
The Sky is Falling Nurse #2 2001
S.W.A.T. Neighbor in Alley 2003
Breakin' All the Rules Stylist 2004
Pretty Persuasion Woman 2005
The Soloist Troubled Woman 2009
Small Town Saturday Night Rhonda Dooley 2010
Peep World Alison 2010
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Martha (voice) 2013
Car Dogs Mrs. Barrett 2017
The Shape of Water Zelda Fuller 2017
A Kid Like Jake Judy 2018
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School Dr. Evilini 2008
Luce Harriet Wilson 2019
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project 1970
Ma Sue Ann 2019
Instant Family Karen 2018
Onward The Manticore (voice) 2020
Roald Dahl's The Witches Grandma 2020
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé Self 2019
Thunder Force Emily Stanton 2021
The Heart 1970
Dolittle Dab-Dab (voice) 2020
Chicken Party Laqueta Mills 2003
Encounter Hattie Hayes 2021
Love and Distrust Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives") 2010
Valley Girls Cheerleader 1996
Superintelligence Voice of Octavia Spencer (voice) 2020
Spirited Kimberly 2022
The Quest for Sleep Narrator 2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter Self 2022
Nobody Nothing Nowhere 1970
Becoming bell hooks 2024
Tow 1970
The Smurfs Musical (voice) 2025
Series Cast Year
Titus 2000
The Big Bang Theory Octavia 2007
Malcolm in the Middle Cashier 2000
Wizards of Waverly Place Dr. Evilini 2007
Halfway Home 2007
Just Shoot Me! 1997
ER Maria Jones 1994
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman 2006
Dollhouse Professor Janack 2009
Presidio Med 2002
Medium Jurist 2005
Drunk History Harriet Tubman 2013
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sherry 2000
The Chronicle Ruby Rydell 2001
CSI: NY Child Welfare Rep 2004
Cavemen 2007
Dharma & Greg Gloria 1997
Moesha 1996
The X-Files Nurse 1993
LAX 2004
Becker Ticket Woman 1998
Roswell Nurse 1999
Ugly Betty Constance Grady 2006
Grounded for Life 2001
Hallmark Hall of Fame Elegant guest 1951
Chicago Hope 1994
Mom Regina Tompkins 2013
Red Band Society Nurse Jackson 2014
Truth Be Told Poppy Parnell 2019
The Goldbergs Felicia (voice) 2013
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
black-ish Octavia Spencer 2014
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
American Dad! Shonteeva (voice) 2005
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker Madam C. J. Walker 2020
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Raising the Bar Arvina Watkins 2008
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Hallmark Hall of Fame Hildy 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame Waitress 1951
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party Team Martha 2016
Truth Be Told Poppy Scoville 2019
30 Rock Octavia Spencer 2006
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Lost Women of Highway 20 Host 2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Untitled Tessa Coates Action-Adventure Series Debbie 1970
The Santa Stories Detective Grinchauser 2023
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Oscars Self - Presenter 1953
To Tell the Truth Self - Panelist 2016
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
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