Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress, producer, director, screenwriter. Winner of several prestigious film awards, including: Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA for her supporting role in the film "The Servant". The actress has more than a hundred roles in films and TV shows. Today she continues to actively appear in new projects.
Octavia began her creative biography at the end of the 90s of the last century. The audience knows the actress for many well-known projects, where she often performed secondary, but very striking roles.
Today Spencer continues to actively act in films. In 2019 and 2020, several films will be released at once with the participation of the actress.
early years
The girl was born in the spring of 1972, in America, in an ordinary family, where besides her there were six more children.
After leaving school, Octavia continued her education at the university at the Faculty of Humanities. Already in her student years, the girl began working at a film studio as an intern, and then received the position of an assistant in the selection of actors.
After graduation, Spencer continued to work at the studio, but the dream of an acting career did not leave her. Soon she moved to Los Angeles, where she again got a job at the studio and began to participate in castings.
Film career
Octavia got a small role in the TV series in 1996. She persuaded the director to give her the opportunity to appear in one of the episodes of the film "Time to Kill". After her debut, Octavia begins to actively participate in the filming of new projects, but she gets only small, inconspicuous roles.
In the late 90s and early 2000s, her work included roles in such famous films as: "Being John Malkovich", "American Virgin", "Diamond Cop", "Alien City", "Big Mommy's House", " Runaway from the Underworld "," Spiderman "," Bad Santa "," Legally Blonde 2 "," Beauty Salon "," Miss Congeniality 2 "," Date with a Star "," The Big Bang Theory "," Ugly ", The Negotiators, Seven Lives, Drag Me to Hell, Halloween 2, Dinner with the Nerds, The Doll House.
World fame was brought to Octavia by her role in the film "The Servant", directed by T. Taylor based on the novel of the same name by K. Stokett. The actress embodied the image of a maid on the screen and, despite the fact that it was not the main role, the work of Octavia received the highest marks from critics and audiences, and the film itself received several Oscar nominations. Spencer was awarded several prestigious film awards at once, including: Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe.
At the awards ceremony, Octavia with tears in her eyes remembered her mother, who died early and worked for many years as a maid in a wealthy family.
In 2012, Spencer became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. Her further career is associated with many independent projects, for example: "Through the Snow", "Red Bracelets".
Two years later, the actress appears in the film "Divergent, Chapter 2: Insurgent", which grossed more than three hundred million dollars at the box office.
Of the last works of Spencer, it is worth noting her roles in the films: "The Gifted", "Divergent, Chapter 3: Behind the Wall", "The Cabin", "Bad Santa 2", "Hidden Figures", "The Shape of Water", "Family Quickly ".
In the next two years, several more films will be released, where Spencer plays. Among them: "Ma", "The Journey of Doctor Dolittle", "Witches", "Forward."
Personal life
Octavia does not like to talk a lot about her personal life. It is known that she is not married and has no children. The actress spends a lot of time with her family, taking care of the children and grandchildren of her close relatives.
Octavia is an artist most often starring in comedies. She made the list: "The 25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood."
