25 May 1972
Age ( as in 2024 ) : 51 Years
Octavia Spencer was born on 25th May 1972 in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. She is an actress, auther, producer. she got several accolades, including an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is the first black actress to receive two consecutive nominations. She started her career in the year of 1996 with the debut film A Time To Kill. For the film The Help, she won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station (2013), she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also worked in the television. When she was thirteen, her father passed away and her mother Dellsena Spencer worked as a maid.
Name | Octavia Spencer |
Real name | Octavia Lenora Spencer |
Occupation | Actress, Auther, Producer |
Years active | 1996-present |
Date of Birth | 25th May 1972 |
Birth place | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
Education | Auburn University |
Height | 1.57 m |
Books | The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit, The Sweetest Heist in History |
Octavia Spencer Awards and Nominations
Spencer has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, including one win. She is the first black actress to receive two consecutive Academy Award nominations in back-to-back years, the first black actress to receive two Academy Award nominations after a win, and is tied with Viola Davis as the most nominated black actress to date. She has also won three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three National Board of Review Awards, two Satellite Awards, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award.