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].

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[3][4].

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], actor[6], voice actor[7], and film director[8]. She ranks in the top 0.32% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,566 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 actor[6].
  • Octavia Spencer's professions included voice actor[7].
  • Octavia Spencer worked as a film director[8].
  • Octavia Spencer worked as a film producer[13].
  • Octavia Spencer's education included a stint at Auburn University[14].
  • Octavia Spencer's education included a stint at Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School[15].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[16].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Golden Globe Awards[17].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Actor Awards[18].
  • Octavia Spencer received the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[19].
  • Octavia Spencer received the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[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].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1970-05-25[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a108d58-05e1-464d-bd0f-11da73d560ca[31]

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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[14], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1856[34] and Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School[15], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1968[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television actor[4], film actor[5], actor[6], voice actor[7], film director[8], and film producer[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[16], an award for best supporting actress[38], in United States[39], founded in 1936[40]; Golden Globe Awards[17], a group of awards[41], in United States[42], founded in 1944[43], headquartered in Beverly Hills[44]; Actor Awards[18], a group of awards[45], in United States[46], founded in 1995[47]; Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[19], an award[48], founded in 1951[49]; and BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[20], a film award category[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1968[52].

Why It Matters

Octavia Spencer ranks in the top 0.32% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,566 views/month, #3,210 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

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], actor[6], voice actor[7], and film director[8].

Where did Octavia Spencer go to school?

Octavia Spencer was educated at Auburn University[14] and Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School[15].

What awards did Octavia Spencer receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[16], Golden Globe Awards[17], Actor Awards[18], and Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year[19].

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [52] . 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. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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