• Born

    Born

    Octavia Lenora Spencer grew up in Montgomery Alabama and born on May 25 1970
  • Graduated

    graduated from Jefferson Davis High school and study drama at Auburn university and earhed a bacherlor´s degree in liberal arts.
  • DEBUT

    DEBUT

    When she was nineteen she interned on the set of The Long Walk Home. She finally made her debut as a nurse in the film based on John Grisham’s book, A Time to Kill.
  • FIRST STAGE

    In 2003, Spencer went to theater and did her first stage performance in, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife.
  • 2009

    In 2009 she made to the list of 25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood
  • FAME

    FAME

    The Help se convirtió en una de las películas aclamadas por la crítica de 2011 y también obtuvo grandes elogios por el personaje de Spencer.
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS

    AWARDS AND HONOURS

    After being nominated for several awards, she received the prestigious 2012 Golden Globe Award, the Academy Award and a BAFTA in the category of Best Supporting Actress.
  • OSCAR

    OSCAR

    The year 2016 brought more success for Spencer, who delivered her first voice role as Mrs. Otterton in the Disney animated hit Zootopia. She also received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for her role in the biopic Hidden Figures
  • NETFLIX

    NETFLIX

    in December 2019. Early the following year, she was seen as the titular hair care millionaire of the Netflix mini series Self Made