Octavia Spencer

Octavia Lenora Spencer - American film actress, winner of the Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA for her supporting role in the film "The Servant".

Octavia was born on May 25, 1972 in Montgomery, Alabama. In total, the Spencer family brought up seven children, the future actress was born the sixth in a row. Dellena Spencer's mother worked in the home of wealthy clients as a maid. At the age of 43, the woman died suddenly. In the same year, Octavia graduated from Jefferson Davis College and in memory of her mother entered the Faculty of Humanities at Auburn University.

On the course, the girl studied drama, visual art. As a student, Octavia began moonlighting as a trainee in film studios, and then as an assistant casting manager. At 19, Spencer was fortunate enough to work alongside Whoopi Goldberg on the comedy "The House of the Long Walk."

In the early 90s, Octavia receives a bachelor of arts degree and completely devotes herself to cinema, but the girl dreams primarily of an acting career. At the age of 25, Spencer decides to move to Los Angeles, where aspiring artists are greeted with great opportunities.

Initially, Octavia got a job in her previous specialty - the girl helped to select actors for new films. In 1996, on the set of Joel Schumacher's thriller Time to Kill, Octavia decided to ask the director for a small role, to which he agreed and allowed the girl to play a nurse in the episode. Subsequent roles were also most often episodic. Octavia appears in the films "Brilliant", "The Sixth Player", in the comedy series "Dharma and Greg", "Fashion Magazine", "Ambulance".

In 1999, Octavia starred in the crime action movie The Diamond Cop, in which Martin Lawrence and Luke Wilson played the main characters, and the arthouse comedy Being John Malkovich, starring John Cusack and Cameron Diaz. In the comedy American Virgin, the actress got the role of Agnes, and in Raji Gosnell's film Big Mommy's House, Octavia was reincarnated as one of the relatives of the main characters Twilu.

In the early 2000s, Spencer starred in 25 comedies and detective films, such as Four Dogs in a Poker Game, Love Changes Everything, Spider-Man, Legally Blonde 2, Bad Santa, Date with a star. " In the crime comedy Miss Congeniality II: Beautiful and Dangerous, the actress appeared in an episode as Octavia, in the film Beauty Salon, Spencer portrayed a disgruntled client.

On account of the actress - participation in the TV series "Ugly" and "Wizards of Waverly Place". In the 2008 drama "Seven Lives," starring Will Smith, Octavia became the head nurse Kate. In the filmography of the actress appears the horror film "Drag Me to Hell" directed by Sam Raimi, in which Octavia gets the role of a bank employee, and the drama by Joe Wright "The Soloist", where the actress portrays a restless woman.

In 2009, the publication Entertainment Weekly lists Octavia Spencer as one of the "25 Funniest Actresses in Hollywood". In the same year, Octavia was invited to play the role of nurse Daniela in the horror movie "Halloween 2" by Rob Zombie. In the 2010 sci-fi series A Doll's House, Spencer plays the role of Professor Jackie.

The 2011 drama The Servant directed by Tate Taylor, in which Octavia reincarnated as the maid Minnie Jackson, became a turning point in the actress's career. For the film, Spencer received three top honors: Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA.

During the Academy Awards, Octavia burst into tears over the memories of her mother, who had worked as a maid all her life. At this time, the audience began to give the actress a standing ovation. Touching photos hit the front pages of publications dedicated to American cinema. In addition to Spencer, Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain starred in the film.

Since the summer of 2012, Octavia Spencer has become a member of the Academy of Cinematography and begins acting in independent projects: "Trash", "Call Me Crazy", "Fruitvale Station", "Baggage Requirement", "Through the Snow", "Lamb of God", "Red bracelets ".

In 2014, the science fiction film Divergent, Chapter 2: Insurgent, starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, was released in theaters. Octavia plays Joanna Reyes. The film grosses $ 300 million at the box office.

Octavia Spencer is not married, the actress has no children of her own. Spencer devotes his personal life to his numerous nephews - children and grandchildren of six siblings.

In 2016, three films with the participation of Octavia Spencer were released: the drama Gifted, in which the actress played Roberta Taylor, the sequel to the Divergent franchise, Chapter 3: Behind the Wall, and the animated film Zootopia, where Octavia voiced the character of Mrs. Vydrington. The cartoon received several prestigious awards, including the Oscar, and also broke the box-office record, grossing $ 1 billion worldwide.

In 2017, Octavia Spencer starred in the next installment of Divergent, as well as in the drama The Shack, in which she starred, and the science drama film Hidden Figures. For her role as Dorothy Vaughn in the latest film, which tells about secret developments in the laboratories of NASA, which were carried out by scientists of African American women, Spencer was again nominated for an Oscar.

Octavia's rivals in the Best Supporting Actress nomination were two black actresses: Janelle Monet and Viola Davis. Spencer went to the red carpet in a dress from the Marchesa brand. The award this time went to the performer Viola Davis.

Octavia Spencer is currently working on the role of Eliza in the fantasy drama State of Water, which tells the story of the fate of an amphibian man who was kept in a secret laboratory for experiments.

Time to Kill - 1996 Be John Malkovich - 1999 Big Mommy's Home - 2000 Spiderman - 2002 Legally Blonde 2 - 2003 Bad Santa - 2003 Miss Congeniality 2: Beautiful and Dangerous - 2005 "Ugly" - 2007 "Seven Lives" - 2008 "Wizards of Waverly Place" - 2008 "Halloween 2" - 2009 "Servant" - 2011 "Trash" - 2012 "Divergent, Chapter 2: Insurgent" - 2015 "Gifted "- 2016" Hidden Figures "- 2017" The Hut "- 2017

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Octavia Spencer Net Worth 2021

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Octavia Spencer Net Worth 2019

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Octavia Spencer Net Worth 2017

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Octavia Spencer Net Worth 2016

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