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Birthday: 25 May 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Birth Name: Octavia Lenora Spencer

Height: 157 cm

Spencer is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, which she claims is the proverbial buckle of the Bible belt. She's the sixth of seven siblings and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. A ...Show More 5p1p6a

[on her role as an alcoholic teacher in 'Smashed'] The subject matter is so relevant.People have bee Show more [on her role as an alcoholic teacher in 'Smashed'] The subject matter is so relevant.People have been having issues with substance abuse since the dawn of time, I imagine, since they started fermenting fruit and vegetables, for God's sake. It was definitely an enlightening part to play. I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in with someone who knows someone or has problems with substance abuse. Hide

You can't rest on your laurels. Because if you go in there and stink up the room, they go, 'They gav Show more You can't rest on your laurels. Because if you go in there and stink up the room, they go, 'They gave that one an Oscar?' Hide

[on 'Smashed'] To say we did it on a shoestring budget would be putting it mildly. We did it on a de Show more [on 'Smashed'] To say we did it on a shoestring budget would be putting it mildly. We did it on a dental-floss budget. Hide

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dre Show more I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'. Hide

Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting D Show more Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy woman. Hide

I was not a Girl Scout, but I try to be very prepared. I triple-Spanx! I was not a Girl Scout, but I try to be very prepared. I triple-Spanx!

Octavia Spencer's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (348)

The Goldbergs: 1990-Something

ER - Season 8

The Graham Norton Show - Season 31

American Dad - Season 17

Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School

Ugly Betty - Season 4

Black-ish - Season 4

Black-ish - Season 3

The X-Files - Season 2