Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Acting

Birthday

1970/05/25 (54 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Also know as

Octavia L. Spencer, Octavia Spenser, Октавія Спенсер, Октавія Ленора Спенсер, Οκτάβια Σπένσερ, Октавия Спенсер, 옥타비아 스펜서, Octavia Lenora Spencer, 奧塔薇亞·史班森

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.

Acting
Being John Malkovich
7.4

(1999) Being John Malkovich

as Woman in Elevator

Spider-Man
7.3

(2002) Spider-Man

as Check-In Girl

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
5.7

(2005) Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

as Middle-Aged Woman

0.0

Nobody Nothing Nowhere

as ---

Never Been Kissed
6.2

(1999) Never Been Kissed

as Cynthia

Seven Pounds
7.6

(2008) Seven Pounds

as Kate the Home Health Care Nurse

Halloween II
5.4

(2009) Halloween II

as Nurse Daniels

Sol Goode
4.4

(2003) Sol Goode

as Unemployment Clerk

Coach Carter
7.6

(2005) Coach Carter

as Mrs. Battle

Pretty Ugly People
4.3

(2008) Pretty Ugly People

as Mary

The Nines
6.0

(2007) The Nines

as Streetwalker

Big Momma's House
5.8

(2000) Big Momma's House

as Twila

Pulse
5.1

(2006) Pulse

as Landlady

Spirited
6.9

(2022) Spirited

as Kimberly

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
5.7

(2004) Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

as Janine

Beauty Shop
6.3

(2005) Beauty Shop

as Big Customer

Love at First Hiccup
5.4

(2009) Love at First Hiccup

as Mrs. Hambrick

American Virgin
3.7

(2000) American Virgin

as Agnes Large

Flypaper
6.4

(2011) Flypaper

as Madge Wiggins

Dinner for Schmucks
5.7

(2010) Dinner for Schmucks

as Madame Nora

Drag Me to Hell
6.4

(2009) Drag Me to Hell

as Bank Co-Worker

Small Town Saturday Night
5.5

(2010) Small Town Saturday Night

as Rhonda Dooley

The Help
8.2

(2011) The Help

as Minny Jackson

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
5.8

(2006) Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

as Ayisha Lebaron

Smashed
6.5

(2012) Smashed

as Jenny

The Spleenectomy
5.0

(2008) The Spleenectomy

as Nurse

Snowpiercer
6.9

(2013) Snowpiercer

as Tanya

Little John
7.1

(2002) Little John

as Waitress

0.0

(2022) The Quest for Sleep

as Narrator

Paradise
5.0

(2013) Paradise

as Loray

Fruitvale Station
7.4

(2013) Fruitvale Station

as Wanda

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
6.9

(2013) Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as Dr. Nance

Herpes Boy
0.0

(2009) Herpes Boy

as Rochelle

Lost on Purpose
4.3

(2013) Lost on Purpose

as Nurse Keller

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
6.6

(2013) Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

as Narrator (voice)

Black or White
6.8

(2014) Black or White

as Rowena Jeffers

Get on Up
6.8

(2014) Get on Up

as Aunt Honey

Sparkler
2.5

(1997) Sparkler

as Wanda

Fathers and Daughters
7.1

(2015) Fathers and Daughters

as Dr. Corman

Jesus People
4.0

(2013) Jesus People

as Angel Angelique

Blues for Willadean
4.0

(2012) Blues for Willadean

as LeSonia Robinson

Insurgent
6.4

(2015) Insurgent

as Johanna Reyes

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
8.0

(2022) Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

as Self

Becoming bell hooks
0.0

(2024) Becoming bell hooks

as Self

The Shack
7.5

(2017) The Shack

as Papa / Elouisa

0.0

Tow

as ---

The Smurfs Movie
0.0

(2025) The Smurfs Movie

as (voice)

Zootopia
7.8

(2016) Zootopia

as Mrs. Otterton (voice)

The Great Gilly Hopkins
6.6

(2015) The Great Gilly Hopkins

as Miss Harris

The Free World
6.1

(2016) The Free World

as Linda Workman

Allegiant
6.1

(2016) Allegiant

as Johanna Reyes

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
5.7

(2003) Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

as Security Guard

Hidden Figures
8.1

(2016) Hidden Figures

as Dorothy Vaughan

Gifted
8.0

(2017) Gifted

as Roberta Taylor

Small Town Crime
6.4

(2018) Small Town Crime

as Kelly Banks

Blue Streak
6.5

(1999) Blue Streak

as Shawna

The Shape of Water
7.2

(2017) The Shape of Water

as Zelda Fuller

Just Peck
5.4

(2011) Just Peck

as Detention Teacher

Bad Santa 2
5.4

(2016) Bad Santa 2

as Opal

Four Dogs Playing Poker
4.2

(2000) Four Dogs Playing Poker

as Waitress

Follow the Stars Home
6.3

(2001) Follow the Stars Home

as Hildy

The Sky is Falling
8.0

(2001) The Sky is Falling

as Nurse #2

Pretty Persuasion
5.8

(2005) Pretty Persuasion

as Woman

Lansky
5.6

(1999) Lansky

as Evelyn

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
6.0

(2013) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

as Martha (voice)

Missing Pieces
5.6

(2001) Missing Pieces

as Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer)

What Planet Are You From?
5.5

(2000) What Planet Are You From?

as Baby Nurse

S.W.A.T.
6.2

(2003) S.W.A.T.

as Neighbor in Alley

Everything Put Together
4.9

(2001) Everything Put Together

as Nurse B

Peep World
4.7

(2010) Peep World

as Alison

A Time to Kill
7.4

(1996) A Time to Kill

as Roark's Nurse

Breakin' All the Rules
6.1

(2004) Breakin' All the Rules

as Stylist

The Soloist
6.7

(2009) The Soloist

as Troubled Woman

The Journeyman
5.0

(2001) The Journeyman

as Black Belly

The 6th Man
6.1

(1997) The 6th Man

as Nativity Watson

Car Dogs
5.7

(2017) Car Dogs

as Mrs. Barrett

A Kid Like Jake
6.0

(2018) A Kid Like Jake

as Judy

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
8.4

(2008) Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

as Dr. Evilini

Luce
6.4

(2019) Luce

as Harriet Wilson

0.0

Untitled Holiday Comedy Project

as ---

Ma
5.8

(2019) Ma

as Sue Ann

Instant Family
7.5

(2018) Instant Family

as Karen

Onward
7.7

(2020) Onward

as The Manticore (voice)

Roald Dahl's The Witches
6.4

(2020) Roald Dahl's The Witches

as Grandma

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
8.1

(2019) HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

as Self

Thunder Force
5.5

(2021) Thunder Force

as Emily Stanton

0.0

The Heart

as ---

Dolittle
6.6

(2020) Dolittle

as Dab-Dab (voice)

Chicken Party
0.0

(2003) Chicken Party

as Laqueta Mills

Encounter
6.3

(2021) Encounter

as Hattie Hayes

Love and Distrust
3.7

(2010) Love and Distrust

as Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives")

Superintelligence
6.0

(2020) Superintelligence

as Voice of Octavia Spencer (voice)

Valley Girls
0.0

(1996) Valley Girls

as Cheerleader

Bad Santa
6.5

(2003) Bad Santa

as Opal

Presidio Med
8.0

(2002) Presidio Med

as ---

Medium
7.5

(2005) Medium

as Jurist

Titus
7.0

(2000) Titus

as ---

The Big Bang Theory
7.9

(2007) The Big Bang Theory

as Octavia

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Sherry

The Chronicle
8.4

(2001) The Chronicle

as Ruby Rydell

Malcolm in the Middle
8.5

(2000) Malcolm in the Middle

as Cashier

CSI: NY
7.4

(2004) CSI: NY

as Child Welfare Rep

Dharma & Greg
6.4

(1997) Dharma & Greg

as Gloria

Wizards of Waverly Place
8.3

(2007) Wizards of Waverly Place

as Dr. Evilini

Moesha
6.8

(1996) Moesha

as ---

Halfway Home
6.8

(2007) Halfway Home

as ---

LAX
7.4

(2004) LAX

as Flight Attendant

Cavemen
3.4

(2007) Cavemen

as ---

The X-Files
8.4

(1993) The X-Files

as Nurse

Becker
7.2

(1998) Becker

as Ticket Woman

Roswell
7.7

(1999) Roswell

as Nurse

Ugly Betty
6.3

(2006) Ugly Betty

as Constance Grady

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.8

(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Grounded for Life
6.9

(2001) Grounded for Life

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Elegant guest

Chicago Hope
7.2

(1994) Chicago Hope

as ---

Just Shoot Me!
6.7

(1997) Just Shoot Me!

as Nurse

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Maria Jones

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
5.8

(2006) The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

as ---

Dollhouse
7.3

(2009) Dollhouse

as Professor Janack

Raising the Bar
6.9

(2008) Raising the Bar

as Arvina Watkins

Mom
7.3

(2013) Mom

as Regina Tompkins

Red Band Society
7.2

(2014) Red Band Society

as Nurse Jackson

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Drunk History
6.8

(2013) Drunk History

as Harriet Tubman

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.5

(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

30 Rock
7.4

(2006) 30 Rock

as Octavia Spencer

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Lost Women of Highway 20
8.2

(2023) Lost Women of Highway 20

as Host

The Jennifer Hudson Show
6.4

(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as ---

0.0

Untitled Tessa Coates Action-Adventure Series

as Debbie

Truth Be Told
7.1

(2019) Truth Be Told

as Poppy Parnell

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Waitress

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Hildy

The Goldbergs
7.5

(2013) The Goldbergs

as Felicia (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

The Santa Stories
7.0

(2023) The Santa Stories

as Detective Grinchauser

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
8.5

(2016) Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

as Team Martha

black-ish
7.2

(2014) black-ish

as Octavia Spencer

The Oscars
7.0

(1953) The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

To Tell the Truth
6.0

(2016) To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

Entertainment Tonight
3.7

(1981) Entertainment Tonight

as Self

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Young Sheldon
8.1

(2017) Young Sheldon

as Officer Rhonda Tomasson

American Dad!
7.0

(2005) American Dad!

as Shonteeva (voice)

Standoff
6.0

(2006) Standoff

as Rapid Air Clerk

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
5.7

(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Truth Be Told
7.1

(2019) Truth Be Told

as Poppy Scoville

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5

(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
7.4

(2020) Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

as Madam C. J. Walker

Off Camera with Sam Jones
4.0

(2014) Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.4

(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self