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Octavia Spencer
2 FOLLOWERS • 76 CREDITS • MAY 25, 1970 • 54
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
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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The Oscars
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Graham Norton Show
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30 Rock
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The Daily Show
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Saturday Night Live
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Young Sheldon
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American Dad!
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The X-Files
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Raising the Bar
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CSI: NY
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Ugly Betty
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Just Shoot Me!
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Medium
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Chicago Hope
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LAX
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Malcolm in the Middle
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Becker
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black-ish
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ER
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Mom
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Drunk History
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The Big Bang Theory
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
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Spider-Man
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Bad Santa
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A Time to Kill
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
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Drag Me to Hell
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Dinner for Schmucks
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Halloween II
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
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Seven Pounds
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Beauty Shop
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S.W.A.T.
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Dolittle
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Lansky
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Coach Carter
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Zootopia
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Insurgent
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Bad Santa 2
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Allegiant
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Never Been Kissed
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Instant Family
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Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
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Snowpiercer
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A Kid Like Jake
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Gifted
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Onward
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The Shape of Water
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Halfway Home
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The Smurfs Musical
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Luce
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Fruitvale Station
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The Help
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Spirited
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Thunder Force
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Roald Dahl's The Witches
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Encounter
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Hidden Figures
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Untitled Tessa Coates Action-Adventure Series
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
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Ma
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Truth Be Told
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