Octavia Spencer

ActorProducerProduction May 25 (age 55) Montgomery, Alabama, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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Biography

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 …

Known For

Film

Green Book

Executive Producer

Film

Zootopia

Mrs. Otterton (voice)

Film

The Help

Minny Jackson

Film

Hidden Figures

Dorothy Vaughan

Film

Spider-Man

Check-In Girl

Film

Gifted

Roberta Taylor

Film

The Shape of Water

Zelda Fuller

Film

Seven Pounds

Kate the Home Health Care Nurse

Filmography

Acting (161)

Movies (98)

Tow

as Barb

Smurfs

as Asmodius (voice)

Becoming bell hooks

as Self

Spirited

as Kimberly

The Quest for Sleep

as Narrator

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

as Self

Thunder Force

as Emily Stanton

Encounter

as Hattie Hayes

Dolittle

as Dab-Dab (voice)

Onward

as The Manticore (voice)

7.6

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020

as Grandma

6.3

Superintelligence

2020

as Octavia Spencer (voice)

as Sue Ann

Luce

as Harriet Wilson

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

as Self

Instant Family

as Karen

Small Town Crime

as Kelly Banks

A Kid Like Jake

as Judy

The Shape of Water

as Zelda Fuller

Gifted

as Roberta Taylor

The Shack

as Papa / Elouisa

Zootopia

as Mrs. Otterton (voice)

The Free World

as Linda Workman

Hidden Figures

as Dorothy Vaughan

Allegiant

as Johanna Reyes

Bad Santa 2

as Opal

Car Dogs

as Mrs. Barrett

Insurgent

as Johanna Reyes

Fathers and Daughters

2015

as Dr. Corman

7.1

The Great Gilly Hopkins

as Miss Harris

Black or White

as Rowena Jeffers

Get On Up

as Aunt Honey

Snowpiercer

as Tanya

Fruitvale Station

as Wanda

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

as Martha (voice)

Paradise

as Loray

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

as Dr. Nance

6.9

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Jesus People

as Angel Angelique

Lost on Purpose

as Nurse Keller

Smashed

as Jenny

Blues for Willadean

as LeSonia Robinson

The Help

as Minny Jackson

Just Peck

as Detention Teacher

Flypaper

as Madge Wiggins

Dinner for Schmucks

as Madame Nora

Small Town Saturday Night

as Rhonda Dooley

Peep World

as Alison

Love and Distrust

as Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives")

Drag Me to Hell

as Bank Co-Worker

Halloween II

as Nurse Daniels

The Soloist

as Troubled Woman

Herpes Boy

as Rochelle

Love at First Hiccup

2009

as Mrs. Hambrick

5.3

Seven Pounds

2008

as Kate the Home Health Care Nurse

The Spleenectomy

as Nurse

Pretty Ugly People

as Mary

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

as Dr. Evilini

The Nines

as Streetwalker

Pulse

as Landlady

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

as Ayisha Lebaron

Coach Carter

as Mrs. Battle

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

as Middle-Aged Woman

Beauty Shop

as Big Customer

Pretty Persuasion

as Woman

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

2004

as Janine

5.7

Breakin' All the Rules

as Stylist

S.W.A.T.

as Neighbor in Alley

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

as Security Guard

Bad Santa

as Opal

Chicken Party

as Laqueta Mills

Sol Goode

2003

as Unemployment Clerk

Spider-Man

as Check-In Girl

Little John

as Waitress

Everything Put Together

2001

as Nurse B

4.8

Follow the Stars Home

as Hildy

The Journeyman

as Black Belly

Missing Pieces

as Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer)

The Sky is Falling

as Nurse #2

Big Momma's House

as Twila

What Planet Are You From?

as Baby Nurse

American Virgin

as Agnes Large

Four Dogs Playing Poker

as Waitress

Auto Motives

as Rhonda

Blue Streak

as Shawna

Being John Malkovich

as Woman in Elevator

Lansky

as Evelyn

Never Been Kissed

as Cynthia

The 6th Man

as Nativity Watson

Sparkler

as Wanda

A Time to Kill

as Roark's Nurse

Valley Girls

as Cheerleader

Deck the Y'alls

as Gladys Gibbes

Ma 2

as Sue Ann

The Heart

Death of a Salesman

as Linda Loman

Untitled Holiday Comedy Project

Nobody Nothing Nowhere

Television (63)

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025

as Self

4.3

Family Recipe Showdown

as Host

My Happy Place

as Self

The Santa Stories

as Detective Grinchauser

7.0

Lost Women of Highway 20

2023

as Host

8.2

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self

5.6

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

2020

as Madam C. J. Walker

7.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Truth Be Told

as Poppy Scoville

Young Sheldon

as Officer Rhonda Tomasson

8.0

To Tell the Truth

2016

as Self - Panelist

6.2

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

2016

as Team Martha

8.5

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

black-ish

as Octavia Spencer

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Red Band Society

as Nurse Jackson

Mom

as Regina Tompkins

The Goldbergs

as Felicia (voice)

Drunk History

as Harriet Tubman

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Dollhouse

as Professor Janack

Raising the Bar

as Arvina Watkins

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Big Bang Theory

as Octavia

Wizards of Waverly Place

as Dr. Evilini

Cavemen

Halfway Home

30 Rock

as Octavia Spencer

Ugly Betty

as Constance Grady

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

Standoff

as Rapid Air Clerk

American Dad!

as Shonteeva (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Medium

as Jurist

CSI: NY

as Child Welfare Rep

LAX

as Flight Attendant

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Presidio Med

as Sheryl Washington

Grounded for Life

as Admitting Nurse

The Chronicle

as Ruby Rydell

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Sherry

7.6

Malcolm in the Middle

as Cashier

Titus

as Ms. Alice Hays

Roswell

as Nurse

Becker

as Ticket Woman

L.A. Doctors

as Bus Driver

Brimstone

as Duty Nurse

Just Shoot Me!

as Nurse

Dharma & Greg

as Gloria

The Daily Show

as Self

Moesha

as Gloria

as Maria Jones

Chicago Hope

as Nurse Jane

The X-Files

as Nurse

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Elegant guest

8.6

Crew (11)

Movies (7)

Executive Producer

Green Book

Executive Producer

Small Town Crime

Executive Producer

Candid

Executive Producer

Fruitvale Station

2013

Co-Executive Producer

7.4

Death of a Salesman

Producer

Nobody Nothing Nowhere

Producer

Television (4)

Lost Women of Highway 20

2023

Executive Producer

8.2

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

Executive Producer

Truth Be Told

Executive Producer

Ride or Die

Executive Producer