Octavia Spencer
2 FOLLOWERS • 78 CREDITS • MAY 25, 1970 • 54
Biography
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.
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Oscars
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
The Daily Show
The Graham Norton Show
Saturday Night Live
Young Sheldon
American Dad!
The X-Files
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Raising the Bar
CSI: NY
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ugly Betty
Just Shoot Me!
Medium
Chicago Hope
LAX
black-ish
Malcolm in the Middle
Becker
ER
Mom
Drunk History
The Big Bang Theory
Spider-Man
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Bad Santa
A Time to Kill
Drag Me to Hell
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Halloween II
Blue Streak
Dinner for Schmucks
Seven Pounds
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Beauty Shop
S.W.A.T.
Dolittle
Lansky
Coach Carter
Insurgent
Zootopia
Never Been Kissed
Bad Santa 2
Allegiant
Instant Family
Snowpiercer
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
A Kid Like Jake
Gifted
The Shape of Water
The Help
Onward
Halfway Home
Spirited
Luce
Fruitvale Station
The Smurfs Movie
Thunder Force
Roald Dahl's The Witches
The Shack
Encounter
Hidden Figures
Untitled Tessa Coates Action-Adventure Series
Ma
Truth Be Told
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Production Credits
Originals for Netflix
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