Octavia Spencer

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1970-05-25 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Also Known 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

Octavia Spencer

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

Actor

2025
The Smurfs Movie

as (voice)

2023
The Santa Stories

as Detective Grinchauser

2022
Spirited

as Kimberly

2022
2021
Encounter

as Hattie Hayes

2021
Thunder Force

as Emily Stanton

2020
Superintelligence

as Voice of Octavia Spencer (voice)

2020
Onward

as The Manticore (voice)

2020
Dolittle

as Dab-Dab (voice)

2019
Luce

as Harriet Wilson

2019
Ma

as Sue Ann

2019
Truth Be Told

as Poppy Parnell

2019
Truth Be Told

as Poppy Scoville

2018
2018
2018
Small Town Crime

as Kelly Banks

2017
The Shape of Water

as Zelda Fuller

2017
Gifted

as Roberta Taylor

2017
Car Dogs

as Mrs. Barrett

2017
The Shack

as Papa / Elouisa

2017
Young Sheldon

as Officer Rhonda Tomasson

2016
Hidden Figures

as Dorothy Vaughan

2016
Bad Santa 2

as Opal

2016
The Free World

as Linda Workman

2016
Allegiant

as Johanna Reyes

2016
Zootopia

as Mrs. Otterton (voice)

2016
To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2015
2015
Fathers and Daughters

as Dr. Corman

2015
Insurgent

as Johanna Reyes

2014
Black or White

as Rowena Jeffers

2014
Get on Up

as Aunt Honey

2014
black-ish

as Octavia Spencer

2014
Red Band Society

as Nurse Jackson

2013
Jesus People

as Angel Angelique

2013
Paradise

as Loray

2013
Lost on Purpose

as Nurse Keller

2013
2013
Snowpiercer

as Tanya

2013
2013
The Goldbergs

as Felicia (voice)

2013
Mom

as Regina Tompkins

2013
Drunk History

as Harriet Tubman

2012
Blues for Willadean

as LeSonia Robinson

2012
Smashed

as Jenny

2011
Flypaper

as Madge Wiggins

2011
The Help

as Minny Jackson

2011
Just Peck

as Detention Teacher

2010
Peep World

as Alison

2010
Love and Distrust

as Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives")

2010
Dinner for Schmucks

as Madame Nora

2010
Small Town Saturday Night

as Rhonda Dooley

2009
Herpes Boy

as Rochelle

2009
Halloween II

as Nurse Daniels

2009
Drag Me to Hell

as Bank Co-Worker

2009
The Soloist

as Troubled Woman

2009
Love at First Hiccup

as Mrs. Hambrick

2009
Dollhouse

as Professor Janack

2008
Seven Pounds

as Kate the Home Health Care Nurse

2008
2008
2008
Raising the Bar

as Arvina Watkins

2007
The Nines

as Streetwalker

2007
2007
2006
Pulse

as Landlady

2006
30 Rock

as Octavia Spencer

2006
Ugly Betty

as Constance Grady

2006
Standoff

as Rapid Air Clerk

2005
Beauty Shop

as Big Customer

2005
2005
Coach Carter

as Mrs. Battle

2005
American Dad!

as Shonteeva (voice)

2005
Medium

as Jurist

2004
2004
CSI: NY

as Child Welfare Rep

2004
LAX

as Flight Attendant

2003
Bad Santa

as Opal

2003
Chicken Party

as Laqueta Mills

2003
S.W.A.T.

as Neighbor in Alley

2003
Sol Goode

as Unemployment Clerk

2003
2002
Little John

as Waitress

2002
Spider-Man

as Check-In Girl

2001
The Sky is Falling

as Nurse #2

2001
The Journeyman

as Black Belly

2001
Missing Pieces

as Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer)

2001
The Chronicle

as Ruby Rydell

2000
2000
American Virgin

as Agnes Large

2000
2000
2000
2000
1999
Being John Malkovich

as Woman in Elevator

1999
Blue Streak

as Shawna

1999
1999
Lansky

as Evelyn

1999
Roswell

as Nurse

1998
Becker

as Ticket Woman

1997
Sparkler

as Wanda

1997
The 6th Man

as Nativity Watson

1997
Dharma & Greg

as Gloria

1997
1996
Valley Girls

as Cheerleader

1996
A Time to Kill

as Roark's Nurse

1996
1996
1994
ER

as Maria Jones

1993
The X-Files

as Nurse

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1953
The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Elegant guest

1951

Producer

2023
Lost Women of Highway 20

as Executive Producer

2019
Ma

as Executive Producer

2019
Truth Be Told

as Executive Producer

2018
Small Town Crime

as Executive Producer

2018
Green Book

as Executive Producer

2017
Candid

as Executive Producer

2013
Fruitvale Station

as Co-Executive Producer