Octavia Spencer
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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
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Oscars
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
30 Rock
The Daily Show
Saturday Night Live
Young Sheldon
American Dad!
The X-Files
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Raising the Bar
CSI: NY
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ugly Betty
Just Shoot Me!
Medium
Chicago Hope
LAX
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Becker
Malcolm in the Middle
ER
Mom
Drunk History
The Big Bang Theory
Spider-Man
Bad Santa
A Time to Kill
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Dinner for Schmucks
Halloween II
Seven Pounds
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Beauty Shop
S.W.A.T.
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Lansky
Dolittle
Coach Carter
Zootopia
Insurgent
Allegiant
Never Been Kissed
Bad Santa 2
Instant Family
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
Snowpiercer
Gifted
A Kid Like Jake
Onward
The Shape of Water
Luce
The Smurfs Musical
Spirited
Halfway Home
Fruitvale Station
The Help
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Hidden Figures
Encounter
Thunder Force
Ma
Truth Be Told
Untitled Tessa Coates Action-Adventure Series
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Production Credits
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