Octavia Spencer: Biography in Details
Who is Octavia Spencer?
Octavia Spencer is an American actress and author who is best known for her roles in successful films like ‘The Help’, ‘Get on Up’, ‘Black or White’, ‘Smashed’, and ‘Snowpiercer’ among other.
She won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA, and Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie ‘The Help’.
She is currently doing a miniseries named Self Made (2020).
Octavia Spencer: Bio, Age, Early life, Childhood, and Education
Octavia Spencer was born in Montgomery, Alabama on May 25, 1970, and is the sixth of seven siblings of her mother, Dellsena Spencer.
She belongs to the All-American ethnic background.
Octavia graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1988.
She studied drama for two years (1988–1989) and received a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Auburn University.
Octavia Spencer: Career, Salary, Net Worth
Octavia Spencer initially worked as a maid and later as an intern on the set of ‘The Long Walk Home’, a film starring Whoopi Goldberg.
She moved to Los Angeles on the advice of her friend Tate Taylor in 1997. She made her film debut as a nurse in Joel Schumacher’s ‘A Time to Kill’.
Some of her initial works are in movies including ‘Never Been Kissed’, ‘Big Momma’s House’, ‘Bad Santa’, ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Coach Carter’, ‘Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!’ and ‘Pretty Ugly People’.
Other movies and television series that Octavia has been part of include ‘Beauty Shop’, ‘CSI: NY’, ‘Wannabe’, ‘Halfway Home’, ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’, ‘The Big Bang Theory, ‘Faux Baby’, ‘Drag Me to Hell’, ‘Dollhouse’, ‘Jesus People: The Movie’, ‘Raising the Bar’, ‘Small Town Saturday Night’, ‘Lost on Purpose’, ‘American Dad!’, ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, ‘Red Band Society’, ‘Drunk History’, ‘Fathers & Daughters’, ‘Zootopia’, ‘Hidden Figures’ and other.
Octavia has started a children’s book series titled Randi Rhodes Ninja Detective, publishing two books in the series- The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (2013) and The Sweetest Heist in History (2015).
Octavia Spencer’s net worth is $14 million as of 2023, but her salary is unknown.
Octavia Spencer’s rumors, controversy
Octavia Spencer was a part of a recent controversy after she shocked and angered hundreds of fans at a recent book signing.
She has not been involved in any other controversies to date and there are no rumors surrounding her.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight
Octavia Spencer has a height of 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m). She weighs 150 pounds or 68kg.
Additionally, she has a body measurement of 37 – 27 – 35 inches. Her hair color and eye color are black.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
Octavia Spencer is active on Twitter and Instagram accounts but she is not active on her Facebook account.
She has more than 420.6k followers on Twitter and she has over 1.3m followers on her Instagram account.
Octavia Spencer’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May | Saturday |
| 2025 | May | Sunday |
| 2026 | May | Monday |
| 2027 | May | Tuesday |
| 2028 | May | Thursday |