Octavia Lenora Spencer, an American actress, was born on May 25, 1970. She is the first black actress to gain two back-to-back Oscar nominations thanks to the multiple awards she has received, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Spencer made her acting debut in the 1996 thriller A Time to Kill. Her big break came in 2011 when she starred in The Help as a maid in 1960s America. She won numerous awards for the role, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
After ten years of supporting roles in movies and television, this happened. For her performance in Ryan Coogler’s biopic Fruitvale Station, she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013.
Octavia Spencer’s top movies and TV shows
- Self Made
- Truth Be Told
- The View
- Drake & Josh
- Off Camera
- Scream Queens
- American Dad!
- Maude
- True Detective
- Cold Case Files
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
- New Year’s Eve Live
- L.A. Doctors
- The Daily Show
- The Talk
- The Late Late Show With James Corden
- The Big Bang Theory
- Grounded for Life
- Ugly Betty
- LAX
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Wizards of Waverly Place
- Becker
- 30 Rock
Octavia Spencer awards and nominations
- Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2012 · The Help - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2017, 2012 · Hidden Figures, The Help - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
2012 · The Help - Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012 · The Help - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
2012 · The Help - BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2012 · The Help - Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
2012 · The Help - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
2018 · Gifted - Satellite Award for Best Ensemble: Motion Picture
2017, 2011 · Hidden Figures, The Help - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2012 · The Help - National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
2011 · The Help - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
2021 · Self Made - PGA Visionary Vanguard Award
2020 - Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
2014 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
