Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress, author, and producer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She is one of two black actresses to have received three Academy Award nominations and the first black actress to receive two consecutive nominations.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Octavia Spencer (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 1x82: Octavia Spencer (Jan 20, 2023)
Celebrity IOU: Joyride (2021)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 1x03: This One's For You, Keanu! (Sep 6, 2021)
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
Starring as Sarah "Madam C.J. Walker" Breedlove
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: A Credit to the Race (Mar 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: The Walker Girl (Mar 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Bootstraps (Mar 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: The Fight of the Century (Mar 20, 2020)
Truth Be Told (2019)
Starring as Poppy Parnell
(28 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: A Kiss Not Mine Alone (Mar 24, 2023)
- Episode 3x09: Only Little Secrets (Mar 17, 2023)
- Episode 3x08: Darkness Declares the Glory Light (Mar 10, 2023)
- Episode 3x07: The Luxury of Self-Reproach (Mar 3, 2023)
- Episode 3x06: From My Hand the Poisoned Apple (Feb 24, 2023)
- Episode 3x05: Freedom Is Never Given; It Is Won (Feb 17, 2023)
- Episode 3x04: Never Take Your Eyes Off Her (Feb 10, 2023)
- Episode 3x03: Here She Shall See No Enemy (Feb 3, 2023)
- Episode 3x02: Her, Armed With Sorrow Sore (Jan 27, 2023)
- Episode 3x01: Unto the Sweet Bird’s Throat (Jan 20, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: Last Exit...Oakland (Oct 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Brick by Brick It Also Falls (Oct 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: The Untold Story (Oct 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Lanterman-Petris-Short (Oct 1, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: All These Women (Sep 24, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: If I Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: In Another Life (Sep 10, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: If Wishes Were Horses (Sep 3, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Ghosts at the Feast (Aug 27, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Other People's Tears Are Only Water (Aug 20, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: The Truth (Jan 10, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Erin Buhrman (Jan 3, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: The Diary (Dec 27, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Angel's Halo (Dec 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Family (Dec 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Akedah (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Josie (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Monster (Dec 6, 2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x50: Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer, Angela Bassett, guest host Sunita Mani (Nov 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x130: LL Cool J, Christian Siriano, Joel McHale, Octavia Spencer (Apr 23, 2020)
- Episode 1x80: Octavia Spencer, David Dobrik (Jan 10, 2020)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 2x183: Mark Consuelos, Octavia Spencer, Natalie Dormer, Bishop Briggs (May 21, 2018)
The Envelope (2017)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 1x03: Supporting Actresses (Feb 8, 2017)
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge (2016)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 3x02: Mother of All Brunches (Apr 29, 2019)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 3x01: Octavia Spencer, Dermot Mulroney, Nikki Glaser, Gabby Douglas (Jun 10, 2018)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 2020-03-12: Octavia Spencer (Mar 12, 2020)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2016-12-08: Octavia Spencer; John Mulaney; Travis Scott (Dec 8, 2016)
- Episode 2016-03-02: Octavia Spencer; John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier; Lucius (Mar 2, 2016)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-05-15: Octavia Spencer, Henry Winkler, Sarah Tollemache (May 15, 2019)
- Episode 2018-11-12: Octavia Spencer, Jesse Williams, Pentatonix (Nov 12, 2018)
black-ish (2014)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 5x14: Black History Month (Feb 26, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
Red Band Society (2014)
Starring as Nurse Dena Jackson
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Waiting for Superman (Feb 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x12: We'll Always Have Paris (Feb 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x11: The Guilted Age (Jan 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x10: What I Did for Love (Dec 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: How Did We Get Here? (Nov 26, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (Nov 19, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: Know Thyself (Nov 12, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Ergo Ego (Nov 5, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: So Tell Me What You Want What You Really Really Want (Oct 15, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: There's No Place Like Homecoming (Oct 8, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Liar, Liar Pants on Fire (Oct 1, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Sole Searching (Sep 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 17, 2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 2014-09-16: Craig Ferguson, Octavia Spencer, James Ellroy (Sep 16, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2022-11-09: Octavia Spencer, Matthias Schweighöfer, Kurt Braunohler (Nov 9, 2022)
- Episode 2021-08-19: Octavia Spencer, Common, Black Thought, Seun Kuti (Aug 19, 2021)
- Episode 2020-04-20: At Home Edition: Melissa McCarthy & Octavia Spencer, Megan Thee Stallion, Dan White (Apr 20, 2020)
- Episode 2019-07-23: Octavia Spencer, Fred Armisen, YBN Cordae ft. Anderson .Paak (Jul 23, 2019)
- Episode 2017-03-02: Octavia Spencer, John Lithgow, Luke Bryan (Mar 2, 2017)
The Goldbergs (2013)
Guest starring as Felicia
- Episode S05 Special: The Goldbergs: 1990-Something (Jan 24, 2018)
Mom (2013)
Guest starring as Regina Thompkins
(9 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Horny-Goggles and a Catered Intervention (Dec 17, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x22: Fun Girl Stuff and Eternal Salvation (Apr 30, 2015)
- Episode 2x21: Patient Zero and the Chocolate Fountain (Apr 23, 2015)
- Episode 2x19: Mashed Potatoes and a Little Nitrous (Apr 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x16: Dirty Money and a Woman Named Mike (Mar 5, 2015)
- Episode 1x19: Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich (Mar 17, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x17: Jail Jail and Japanese Porn (Feb 24, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x09: Zombies and Cobb Salad (Nov 18, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Six Thousand Bootleg T-Shirts and a Prada Handbag (Oct 21, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
Live! with Kelly (2011)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 3x125: Jerry O'Connell, Octavia Spencer, Mike Posner (Mar 3, 2017)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 1x60: Meredith Vieira & Richard Cohen; Betty White; "The Help's" Octavia Spencer (Dec 6, 2011)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-05-30: Octavia Spencer, Carnie Wilson (May 30, 2019)
- Episode 2017-04-21: Octavia Spencer, Chris Evans, Rocky Carroll (Apr 21, 2017)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 18x152: Octavia Spencer, Kate Hudson (Sep 23, 2021)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Guest starring as Octavia
- Episode 2x05: The Euclid Alternative (Oct 20, 2008)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 28x23: Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Frank Skinner, Michelle Visage, Steps (Apr 2, 2021)
- Episode 28x05: Jessie Buckley, Bill Bailey, Octavia Spencer, Frank Gardner, David Walliams, Dermot Kennedy (Oct 30, 2020)
- Episode 25x06: Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Kevin Hart, Octavia Spencer, Shakespears Sister (May 10, 2019)
30 Rock (2006)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 7x09: Game Over (Jan 10, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 17x17: Movie Thrillers Spotlight (Jan 15, 2022)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 2014-07-21: Octavia Spencer, Brad Goreski (Jul 21, 2014)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 2019-12-12: 9 / 12 Days of Giveaways: Octavia Spencer, George "Tank Sinatra" Resch (Dec 12, 2019)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2023-11-01: Octavia Spencer, Mike Birbiglia, Devon Gilfillian (Nov 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-01-10: Octavia Spencer, Ramón Rodríguez, Reneé Rapp (Jan 10, 2023)
- Episode 2021-04-01: Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, Nasim Pedrad, Fitz feat. Bryce Vine (Apr 1, 2021)
- Episode 2020-10-22: Octavia Spencer, Jay Pharoah, Lauv ft. Conan Gray (Oct 22, 2020)
- Episode 2017-12-07: Octavia Spencer, Dave Franco, Hanson, guest host Melissa McCarthy (Dec 7, 2017)
E! News (2002)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 23x162: Jacob Elordi, Sofia Coppola, Octavia Spencer (Nov 1, 2023)
- Episode 23x14: Jessie James Decker, Octavia Spencer, Gabrielle Union, Harry Hamlin (Jan 26, 2023)
Grounded for Life (2001)
Guest starring as Admitting Nurse
- Episode 1x11: Jimmy's Got a Gun (Apr 25, 2001)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Sherry
- Episode 8x14: Drops' Out (Apr 24, 2008)
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Guest starring as Cashier
- Episode 2x09: High School Play (Dec 10, 2000)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 2017-03-24: Episode 60 (Mar 24, 2017)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 42x15: Octavia Spencer / Father John Misty (Mar 4, 2017)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2024-03-10: The 96th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 10, 2024)
- Episode 2018-03-04: The 90th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 4, 2018)
- Episode 2017-02-26: The 89th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 26, 2017)
- Episode 2015-02-22: The 87th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 22, 2015)
- Episode 2013-02-24: The 85th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 24, 2013)
- Episode 2012-02-26: The 84th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 26, 2012)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Octavia Spencer
- Episode 2020-09-20: The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 (Sep 20, 2020)
Crew Credits
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
Show crew as Developer
Show crew as Executive Producer