Octavia Spencer
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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. Spencer made her film debut in the 1996 drama A Time to Kill. Following a decade of brief roles in film and television, her breakthrough came in 2011 when she played a maid in 1960s America in the drama film The Help, which won her the Academy Award for ...
Known For
Filmography
Margie Claus
2027
as (voice)
Tow
2026
as Barbara
Ride or Die
2026
as Debbie Claybourne
Lost Women of Alaska
2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ride or Die
2026
as Debbie
Smurfs
2025
as Asmodius (voice)
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
My Happy Place
2025
as Self
Family Recipe Showdown
2025
as Host
Becoming bell hooks
2024
as Self
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Lost Women of Highway 20
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Santa Stories
2023
as Detective Grinchauser
Spirited
2022
as Kimberly
The Quest for Sleep
2022
as Narrator
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Thunder Force
2021
as Emily Stanton
Encounter
2021
as Hattie Hayes
Onward
2020
as The Manticore (voice)
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020
as Grandma
Dolittle
2020
as Dab-Dab (voice)
Superintelligence
2020
as Octavia Spencer (voice)
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020
as Madam C. J. Walker
Luce
2019
as Harriet Wilson
Ma
2019
as Sue Ann
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Truth Be Told
2019
as Poppy Scoville
Small Town Crime
2018
as Kelly Banks
A Kid Like Jake
2018
as Judy
Instant Family
2018
as Karen
The Shack
2017
as Papa / Elouisa
Gifted
2017
as Roberta Taylor
The Shape of Water
2017
as Zelda Fuller
Young Sheldon
2017
as Officer Rhonda Tomasson
Zootopia
2016
as Mrs. Otterton (voice)
The Free World
2016
as Linda Workman
Allegiant
2016
as Johanna Reyes
Hidden Figures
2016
as Dorothy Vaughan
Bad Santa 2
2016
as Opal
Car Dogs
2016
as Mrs. Barrett
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Team Martha
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Black or White
2015
as Rowena Jeffers
Fathers and Daughters
2015
as Dr. Corman
Insurgent
2015
as Johanna Reyes
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
as Miss Harris
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Get On Up
2014
as Aunt Honey
Red Band Society
2014
as Nurse Jackson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
black-ish
2014
as Octavia Spencer
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Snowpiercer
2013
as Tanya
Paradise
2013
as Loray
Fruitvale Station
2013
as Wanda
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Dr. Nance
Lost on Purpose
2013
as Nurse Keller
Jesus People
2013
as Angel Angelique
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013
as Martha (voice)
Mom
2013
as Regina Tompkins
Drunk History
2013
as Harriet Tubman
Smashed
2012
as Jenny
Blues for Willadean
2012
as LeSonia Robinson
Flypaper
2011
as Madge Wiggins
The Help
2011
as Minny Jackson
Just Peck
2011
as Detention Teacher
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
as Madame Nora
Small Town Saturday Night
2010
as Rhonda Dooley
Peep World
2010
as Alison
Love and Distrust
2010
as Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives")
Halloween II
2009
as Nurse Daniels
Love at First Hiccup
2009
as Mrs. Hambrick
Drag Me to Hell
2009
as Bank Co-Worker
Herpes Boy
2009
as Rochelle
The Soloist
2009
as Troubled Woman
Dollhouse
2009
as Professor Janack
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Seven Pounds
2008
as Kate the Home Health Care Nurse
Pretty Ugly People
2008
as Mary
The Spleenectomy
2008
as Nurse
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
2008
as Dr. Evilini
Raising the Bar
2008
as Arvina Watkins
The Nines
2007
as Streetwalker
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Octavia
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007
as Dr. Evilini
Halfway Home
2007
Cavemen
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Pulse
2006
as Landlady
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Ayisha Lebaron
Ugly Betty
2006
as Constance Grady
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006
30 Rock
2006
as Octavia Spencer
Standoff
2006
as Rapid Air Clerk
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Middle-Aged Woman
Coach Carter
2005
as Mrs. Battle
Beauty Shop
2005
as Big Customer
Pretty Persuasion
2005
as Woman
Medium
2005
as Jurist
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Shonteeva (voice)
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
as Janine
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Stylist
CSI: NY
2004
as Child Welfare Rep
LAX
2004
as Flight Attendant
Sol Goode
2003
as Unemployment Clerk
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Security Guard
S.W.A.T.
2003
as Neighbor in Alley
Chicken Party
2003
as Laqueta Mills
Bad Santa
2003
as Opal
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Spider-Man
2002
as Check-In Girl
Little John
2002
as Waitress
Presidio Med
2002
as Sheryl Washington
Missing Pieces
2001
as Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer)
The Journeyman
2001
as Black Belly
Follow the Stars Home
2001
as Hildy
The Sky is Falling
2001
as Nurse #2
Everything Put Together
2001
as Nurse B
The Chronicle
2001
as Ruby Rydell
Grounded for Life
2001
as Admitting Nurse
Big Momma's House
2000
as Twila
American Virgin
2000
as Agnes Large
What Planet Are You From?
2000
as Baby Nurse
Four Dogs Playing Poker
2000
as Waitress
Auto Motives
2000
as Rhonda
Titus
2000
as Ms. Alice Hays
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sherry
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Cashier
Being John Malkovich
1999
as Woman in Elevator
Never Been Kissed
1999
as Cynthia
Blue Streak
1999
as Shawna
Lansky
1999
as Evelyn
Roswell
1999
as Nurse
Becker
1998
as Ticket Woman
L.A. Doctors
1998
as Bus Driver
Brimstone
1998
as Duty Nurse
Sparkler
1997
as Wanda
The 6th Man
1997
as Nativity Watson
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Gloria
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Nurse
The View
1997
as Self
A Time to Kill
1996
as Roark's Nurse
Valley Girls
1996
as Cheerleader
Moesha
1996
as Gloria
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Chicago Hope
1994
as Nurse Jane
ER
1994
as Maria Jones
The X-Files
1993
as Nurse
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Elegant guest
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Waitress
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Hildy