Octavia Spencer

1970 (56) • Acting

Born: 5/25/1970 (56) in Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Known for: Acting

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Known For

Green Book

82%

Executive Producer

2018

The Shape of Water

72%

Zelda Fuller

2017

The Big Bang Theory

79%

Octavia

2007

Snowpiercer

69%

Tanya

2013

Hidden Figures

80%

Dorothy Vaughan

2016

The Help

82%

Minny Jackson

2011

Onward

76%

The Manticore (voice)

2020

Gifted

80%

Roberta Taylor

2017

Margie Claus

(voice)

2027

Ride or Die

66%

Debbie

2026

Ride or Die

66%

Executive Producer

2026

Tow

66%

Barbara

2026

Tow

66%

Executive Producer

2026

Family Recipe Showdown

100%

Host

2025

Smurfs

57%

Asmodius (voice)

2025

My Happy Place

15%

Self

2025

Number One on the Call Sheet

39%

Self

2025

Becoming bell hooks

Self

2024

The Santa Stories

70%

Detective Grinchauser

2023

Lost Women of Highway 20

80%

Host

2023

Lost Women of Highway 20

80%

Executive Producer

2023

Spirited

68%

Kimberly

2022

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

80%

Self

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

56%

Self

2022

The Quest for Sleep

70%

Narrator

2022

Encounter

63%

Hattie Hayes

2021

Thunder Force

55%

Emily Stanton

2021

Superintelligence

59%

Octavia Spencer (voice)

2020

Roald Dahl's The Witches

63%

Grandma

2020

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

75%

Madam C. J. Walker

2020

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

75%

Executive Producer

2020

Onward

76%

The Manticore (voice)

2020

Dolittle

66%

Dab-Dab (voice)

2020

Truth Be Told

70%

Poppy Scoville

2019

Truth Be Told

70%

Executive Producer

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

62%

Self

2019