Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Acting

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 Best Supporting Actress. In ensuing years, she won the National Board of Review Award for Best…

Filmography

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Ride or Die Ride or Die 2026 Tow ★ 6.7 Tow 2026 Smurfs ★ 5.8 Smurfs 2025 The Santa Stories ★ 7.0 The Santa Stories 2023 Lost Women of Highway 20 ★ 8.2 Lost Women of Highway 20 2023 Spirited ★ 6.9 Spirited 2022 The Quest for Sleep ★ 7.0 The Quest for Sleep 2022 Encounter ★ 6.3 Encounter 2021 Thunder Force ★ 5.5 Thunder Force 2021 Superintelligence ★ 5.9 Superintelligence 2020 Roald Dahl's The Witches ★ 6.3 Roald Dahl's The Witches 2020 Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker ★ 7.4 Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker 2020 Onward ★ 7.6 Onward 2020 Dolittle ★ 6.6 Dolittle 2020 Truth Be Told ★ 7.0 Truth Be Told 2019 Luce ★ 6.4 Luce 2019 Ma ★ 5.8 Ma 2019 Green Book ★ 8.2 Green Book 2018 Instant Family ★ 7.5 Instant Family 2018 A Kid Like Jake ★ 6.0 A Kid Like Jake 2018 Small Town Crime ★ 6.4 Small Town Crime 2018 The Shape of Water ★ 7.2 The Shape of Water 2017 Candid Candid 2017 Young Sheldon ★ 8.0 Young Sheldon 2017 Gifted ★ 8.0 Gifted 2017 The Shack ★ 7.5 The Shack 2017 Hidden Figures ★ 8.0 Hidden Figures 2016 Bad Santa 2 ★ 5.4 Bad Santa 2 2016 The Free World ★ 6.1 The Free World 2016 Car Dogs ★ 5.8 Car Dogs 2016 Allegiant ★ 6.1 Allegiant 2016 Zootopia ★ 7.8 Zootopia 2016 The Great Gilly Hopkins ★ 6.6 The Great Gilly Hopkins 2015 Fathers and Daughters ★ 7.1 Fathers and Daughters 2015 Insurgent ★ 6.4 Insurgent 2015 Black or White ★ 6.8 Black or White 2015 black-ish ★ 7.1 black-ish 2014 Red Band Society ★ 7.2 Red Band Society 2014 Get On Up ★ 6.8 Get On Up 2014 Jesus People ★ 4.0 Jesus People 2013 Paradise ★ 4.9 Paradise 2013 Lost on Purpose ★ 4.3 Lost on Purpose 2013 Mom ★ 7.3 Mom 2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters ★ 6.0 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 2013 Snowpiercer ★ 6.9 Snowpiercer 2013 Fruitvale Station ★ 7.4 Fruitvale Station 2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film ★ 7.0 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 2013 Blues for Willadean ★ 4.5 Blues for Willadean 2012 Smashed ★ 6.5 Smashed 2012 Flypaper ★ 6.4 Flypaper 2011 The Help ★ 8.2 The Help 2011 Just Peck ★ 5.2 Just Peck 2011 Peep World ★ 4.8 Peep World 2010 Love and Distrust ★ 3.9 Love and Distrust 2010 Dinner for Schmucks ★ 5.7 Dinner for Schmucks 2010 Small Town Saturday Night ★ 5.2 Small Town Saturday Night 2010 Herpes Boy Herpes Boy 2009 Halloween II ★ 5.3 Halloween II 2009 Drag Me to Hell ★ 6.5 Drag Me to Hell 2009 The Soloist ★ 6.7 The Soloist 2009 Dollhouse ★ 7.2 Dollhouse 2009 Love at First Hiccup ★ 5.3 Love at First Hiccup 2009 Seven Pounds ★ 7.6 Seven Pounds 2008 Pretty Ugly People ★ 4.3 Pretty Ugly People 2008 The Spleenectomy ★ 6.3 The Spleenectomy 2008 Raising the Bar ★ 6.3 Raising the Bar 2008 Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School ★ 9.0 Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School 2008 Wizards of Waverly Place ★ 8.6 Wizards of Waverly Place 2007 Cavemen ★ 3.4 Cavemen 2007 The Big Bang Theory ★ 7.9 The Big Bang Theory 2007 Halfway Home ★ 6.8 Halfway Home 2007 The Nines ★ 6.0 The Nines 2007 30 Rock ★ 7.5 30 Rock 2006 Ugly Betty ★ 6.4 Ugly Betty 2006 Standoff ★ 6.1 Standoff 2006 Pulse ★ 5.1 Pulse 2006 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman ★ 5.8 The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman 2006 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School ★ 5.9 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 2006 Beauty Shop ★ 6.3 Beauty Shop 2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous ★ 5.7 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 2005