Octavia Spencer

American actress
Person human Q229254
Octavia Spencer
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Octavia Spencer is a United States citizen born on May 25, 1970, in Montgomery[1]. She attended Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School and Auburn University. Her professional occupations include television actor, film actor, actor, voice actor, film director, and film producer[2][3].

She has received several awards for her work, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Awards, Actor Awards, and Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[4][5].

Octavia Spencer

Summary

Octavia Spencer is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Montgomery[2]. She was born on May 25, 1970[3]. She worked as a television actor[4], film actor[5], voice actor[6], film director[7], and film producer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.32% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,445 views/month, #3,210 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Octavia Spencer was born in Montgomery[2].
  • Octavia Spencer was born on May 25, 1970[3].
  • Octavia Spencer held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Octavia Spencer's native language[11].
  • Octavia Spencer is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Octavia Spencer worked as a television actor[4].
  • Octavia Spencer's professions included film actor[5].
  • Octavia Spencer's professions included voice actor[6].
  • Octavia Spencer's professions included film director[7].
  • Octavia Spencer worked as a film producer[8].
  • Octavia Spencer was educated at Auburn University[13].
  • Octavia Spencer's education included a stint at Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School[14].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[15].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Golden Globe Awards[16].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role[17].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[18].
  • Octavia Spencer received the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[19].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture[20].
  • Octavia Spencer is recorded as female[21].
  • Octavia Spencer's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Octavia Spencer's Commons category is recorded as Octavia Spencer[23].
  • Octavia Spencer's family name is recorded as Spencer[24].
  • Octavia Spencer's given name is recorded as Octavia[25].
  • Octavia Spencer's medical condition is recorded as dyslexia[26].
  • Octavia Spencer's filmography is recorded as Octavia Spencer filmography[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Montgomery[2], Octavia Spencer… she was born on May 25, 1970[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12]. English was her native language[11].

Education

Educated at Auburn University[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1856[30] and Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School[14], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1968[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television actor[4], film actor[5], voice actor[6], film director[7], and film producer[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[15], an award for best supporting actress[34], in United States[35], founded in 1936[36]; Golden Globe Awards[16], a group of awards[37], in United States[38], founded in 1944[39], headquartered in Beverly Hills[40]; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role[17], an award for best supporting actress[41], in United States[42], founded in 1994[43]; Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[18], an award[44], founded in 1951[45]; BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[19], a film award category[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1968[48]; and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture[20], a class of award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1995[51].

Why It Matters

Octavia Spencer ranks in the top 0.32% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,445 views/month, #3,210 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] She is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Octavia Spencer born?

Octavia Spencer was born in Montgomery[2].

What did Octavia Spencer do for work?

Octavia Spencer worked as television actor[4], film actor[5], voice actor[6], film director[7], and film producer[8].

Where did Octavia Spencer go to school?

Octavia Spencer was educated at Auburn University[13] and Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School[14].

What awards did Octavia Spencer receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[15], Golden Globe Awards[16], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role[17], and Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[18].

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  2. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [12] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 21d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role +3
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  7. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Montgomery
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