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Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress, author, and producer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She is one of two black actresses to have received three Academy Award nominations and the first black actress to receive two consecutive nominations.
Birth Name
Octavia Lenora Spencer
Born
Monday, 25 May 1970
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Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Smurfs Movie | (voice) | 2025 |
The Santa Stories | Detective Grinchauser | 2023 |
Lost Women of Highway 20 | Self - Narrator | 2023 |
See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
Spirited | Kimberly | 2022 |
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter | Self | 2022 |
The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
Encounter | Hattie Hayes | 2021 |
Thunder Force | Emily Stanton | 2021 |
The Heart | Lucy | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Smurfs Movie | (voice) | 2025 |
The Santa Stories | Detective Grinchauser | 2023 |
Lost Women of Highway 20 | Self - Narrator | 2023 |
See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
Spirited | Kimberly | 2022 |
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter | Self | 2022 |
The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
Encounter | Hattie Hayes | 2021 |
Thunder Force | Emily Stanton | 2021 |
The Heart | Lucy | 2021 |
Superintelligence | Octavia Spencer / Voice of Octavia Spencer (voice) | 2020 |
The Witches | Grandma | 2020 |
History 101 | Self | 2020 |
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker | Sarah Breedlove / Madam C.J. Walker | 2020 |
Onward | The Manticore / The Manticore (voice) | 2020 |
Dolittle | Dab-Dab (voice) / Dab-Dab | 2020 |
Truth Be Told | Poppy Scoville-Parnell / Poppy Parnell | 2019 |
The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2019 |
Luce | Harriet Wilson | 2019 |
Ma | Sue Ann | 2019 |
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé | Self | 2019 |
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race | Narrator | 2019 |
Ascendant | Johanna Reyes | 2018 |
Instant Family | Karen | 2018 |
A Kid Like Jake | Judy | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Red Table Talk | Self | 2018 |
Small Town Crime | Kelly Banks | 2018 |
75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2018 |
The Shape of Water | Zelda Fuller | 2017 |
Young Sheldon | Officer Rhonda Thomason | 2017 |
Gifted | Roberta Taylor / Roberta | 2017 |
Car Dogs | Mrs. Barrett | 2017 |
The Shack | Papa / Elouisa | 2017 |
The Oscars | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2017 |
The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Presenter & Winner | 2017 |
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
Hidden Figures | Dorothy Vaughan | 2016 |
Bad Santa 2 | Opal | 2016 |
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge | Herself | 2016 |
The Free World | Linda Workman | 2016 |
To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 2016 |
Allegiant | Johanna / Johanna Reyes | 2016 |
Little Big Shots | Self - Guest | 2016 |
Zootopia | Mrs. Otterton (voice) / Mrs. Otterton | 2016 |
The Great Gilly Hopkins | Ms. Harris / Miss Harris | 2015 |
Fathers & Daughters | Dr. Corman | 2015 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
Break a Hip | Dr. Trekman | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Johanna / Johanna Reyes | 2015 |
The Oscars | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
Black-ish | Octavia Spencer | 2014 |
Red Band Society | Nurse Jackson | 2014 |
The Meredith Vieira Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
Black or White | Rowena Jeffers | 2014 |
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
Get on Up | Aunt Honey | 2014 |
Late Night With Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest / Self | 2014 |
Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables | Self | 2013 |
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2013 |
Lost on Purpose | Nurse Keller | 2013 |
Mom | Regina | 2013 |
The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Paradise | Loray | 2013 |
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Martha / Martha (voice) | 2013 |
Snowpiercer | Tanya | 2013 |
Fruitvale Station | Wanda | 2013 |
Drunk History | Harriet Tubman | 2013 |
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Dr. Nance | 2013 |
The Oscars | Self - Presenter | 2013 |
Blues for Willadean | LeSonia Robinson / LaSonia Robinson | 2012 |
Smashed | Jenny | 2012 |
The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2012 |
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner | 2012 |
The Chew | Herself | 2011 |
Flypaper | Madge / Madge Wiggins | 2011 |
The Help | Minny Jackson | 2011 |
Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
Just Peck | Detention Teacher | 2009 |
Conan | Herself - Guest | 2010 |
The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
Peep World | Alison | 2010 |
Love & Distrust | Rhonda / Segment 5 - Auto Motives (True Love and False Hope) / Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives") | 2010 |
Dinner for Schmucks | Madame Nora - Pet Psychic / Madame Nora | 2010 |
Small Town Saturday Night | Rhonda Dooley | 2010 |
Herpes Boy | Rochelle | 2009 |
Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
Pretty Ugly People | Mary | 2009 |
Halloween II | Nurse Daniels | 2009 |
Hawthorne | Emily Tomkins | 2009 |
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
Drag Me to Hell | Bank Co-Worker | 2009 |
The Soloist | Troubled Woman | 2009 |
Jesus People: The Movie | Angel Angelique | 2009 |
Dollhouse | Professor Janack | 2009 |
Love at First Hiccup | Mrs. Hambrick | 2009 |
Popcorn with Peter Travers | Self - Guest | 2009 |
Seven Pounds | Home Health Care Nurse / Kate / Kate the Home Health Care Nurse | 2008 |
Faux Baby | Robyn | 2008 |
The Spleenectomy | Nurse | 2008 |
Worst Week | Nurse | 2008 |
Raising the Bar | Arvina Watkins | 2008 |
Next of Kin | Grace | 2008 |
Wizards of Waverly Place | Dr. Evilini | 2007 |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Nurse Daniels | 2007 |
The Big Bang Theory | Octavia | 2007 |
Chelsea Lately | Loray in 'Paradise' / Herself - Guest | 2007 |
Halfway Home | Serenity Johnson | 2007 |
The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
The Nines | Pedestrian / Streetwalker | 2007 |
30 Rock | Octavia Spencer | 2006 |
Ugly Betty | Constance Grady | 2006 |
Standoff | Rapid Air Clerk | 2006 |
Pulse | Landlady | 2006 |
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman | Cheryl / Female Security Guard | 2006 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Wannabe | Lady Chanet Janney Jones | 2005 |
Beauty Shop | Big Customer | 2005 |
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous | Octavia - Bookstore / Middle-Aged Woman | 2005 |
American Dad! | Shonteeva | 2005 |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Ayisha Lebaron | 2005 |
Pretty Persuasion | Woman | 2005 |
Coach Carter | Mrs. Battle | 2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
Medium | Jurist | 2005 |
Huff | Demetria | 2004 |
CSI: NY | Child Welfare Rep | 2004 |
LAX | Flight Attendant | 2004 |
The Insider | Herself / Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
Breakin' All the Rules | Stylist | 2004 |
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Janine | 2004 |
Bad Santa | Opal | 2003 |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Guest / Self - Guest | 2003 |
S.W.A.T. | Neighbor in Alley | 2003 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Security Guard | 2003 |
Sol Goode | Unemployment Clerk | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest / Self | 2003 |
The Quest for Sleep | Sleep | 2003 |
Presidio Med | Sheryl Washington | 2002 |
Little John | Waitress | 2002 |
Spider-Man | Check-In Girl | 2002 |
Everything Put Together | Nurse B | 2001 |
The Chronicle | Ruby Rydell | 2001 |
The Sky Is Falling | Nurse #2 | 2001 |
Follow the Stars Home | Hildy | 2001 |
The Journeyman | Black Belly | 2001 |
Grounded for Life | Admitting Nurse | 2001 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sherry | 2000 |
Four Dogs Playing Poker | Waitress | 2000 |
American Virgin | Agnes Large | 2000 |
Big Momma's House | Twila | 2000 |
Titus | Ms. Hays / Ms. Alice Hays | 2000 |
What Planet Are You From? | Baby Nurse | 2000 |
Missing Pieces | Elegant Guest / Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer) | 2000 |
City of Angels | Nurse Bernice | 2000 |
Malcolm in the Middle | Cashier | 2000 |
Being John Malkovich | Woman in Elevator | 1999 |
Roswell | Nurse | 1999 |
Blue Streak | Shawna | 1999 |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | Hannah | 1999 |
Never Been Kissed | Cynthia | 1999 |
Lansky | Evelyn the Maid / Evelyn | 1999 |
Becker | Ticket Woman | 1998 |
Brimstone | Duty Nurse | 1998 |
To Have & to Hold | Clerk | 1998 |
L.A. Doctors | Bus Driver | 1998 |
Sparkler | Wanda | 1997 |
Dharma & Greg | Gloria | 1997 |
413 Hope St. | Job Counselor #1 | 1997 |
The View | Herself - Guest | 1997 |
The Sixth Man | Nativity Watson | 1997 |
Just Shoot Me! | Nurse | 1997 |
Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
A Time to Kill | Roark's Nurse | 1996 |
The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
Moesha | Gloria | 1996 |
ER | Maria Jones | 1994 |
Chicago Hope | Nurse Jane | 1994 |
Extra | Self | 1994 |
NYPD Blue | Dawna Cahill | 1993 |
The X-Files | Nurse | 1993 |
HBO First Look | Self / Johanna | 1992 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
Saturday Night Live | Self - Host / Various | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Lost Women of Highway 20 | 2023 |
Right to Try | 2021 |
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker | 2020 |
Truth Be Told | 2019 |
Ma | 2019 |
Green Book | 2018 |
Small Town Crime | 2018 |
Fruitvale Station | 2013 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2018 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
2017 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
2012 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |