Octavia Spencer Net Worth, Salary, Height, Bio, Children, Husband, Family, Parents

Octavia Spencer Net Worth

Octavia Spencer, an American actress has an estimated net worth of $14 million. Octavia Lenora Spencer's salary is $75 Thousand Per Episode.

Octavia Spencer Biography and Wiki

Octavia Lenora Spencer, an American actress born on May 25, 1970, has received numerous accolades throughout her career. She made her film debut in the 1996 drama A Time to Kill and spent a decade playing brief roles in both film and television. However, her breakthrough came in 2011 with her portrayal of a maid in 1960s America in the film The Help, for which she won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Spencer continued to receive critical acclaim for her roles in other films such as Fruitvale Station (2013), Hidden Figures (2016), and The Shape of Water (2017), earning her additional Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in a variety of other films, including Halloween II (2009), Smashed (2012), Snowpiercer (2013), and Gifted (2017), among others. Spencer has also had recurring and starring roles on television shows such as Mom (2013–15), Red Band Society (2014–15), and Truth Be Told (2019–present), and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role in the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020).

In addition to her work in the entertainment industry, Spencer is also an author of children's books. She created the Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective book series, publishing two books in the series: The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (2013) and The Sweetest Heist in History (2015).

How old is Octavia Spencer?

Octavia Lenora Spencer who was born on May 25, 1970, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America is 53 years old.

Who are Octavia Spencer parents?

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Octavia Lenora Spencer's mother, Dellsena Spencer (1945–1988), worked as a maid. Her father died when she was thirteen.

Career

Octavia Spencer began her journey in the entertainment industry as an intern, working as a production assistant behind the scenes on the set of the 1990 film A Long Walk Home. She was inspired by the film's leading star, Whoopi Goldberg, and in 1997, she relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her own acting career. During her early years in LA, she formed a friendship with filmmaker and actor Tate Taylor, whom she would later collaborate with on The Help. While working as a casting assistant on the set of the 1996 film A Time to Kill, Octavia was given the opportunity to audition for a part and made her film debut.

Octavia Spencer then appeared in a number of films over the next few years, mostly in minor roles, including Never Been Kissed, Big Momma's House, Bad Santa, Spider-Man, Coach Carter, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, and Pretty Ugly People. She also established herself as a television actress during this period with appearances in popular series such as Raising the Bar, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Big Bang Theory, Wizards of Waverly Place, Titus, 30 Rock, Dharma & Greg, Becker, ER, and Grounded for Life.

Octavia started to gain more substantial roles in series like Halfway Home and Ugly Betty, and she made her stage debut in 2003 with The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife. Although it was her only stage work, as she later admitted to suffering from intense stage fright. In 2010, Octavia cemented her place among Hollywood's A-listers with her starring role in The Help, alongside Viola Davis, Emma Stone, and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film was met with widespread critical acclaim, and Octavia's performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2012, as well as a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.

After The Help, Octavia went on to star in films like Fruitvale Station and Get On Up, and the Steven Spielberg series Red Band Society. She continued with roles in films like Black or White, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, and The Divergent Series: Allegiant, and also had a notable voice acting role in Zootopia. In 2016, she starred in the period drama Hidden Figures and won numerous awards, including another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Octavia continued her success in 2017 with another critically acclaimed film, The Shape of Water, for which she was once again nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also won several other awards and honors for her performance in Guillermo del Toro's film. In 2018, she appeared in films like A Kid Like Jake, Instant Family, and Green Book, and in 2019, she starred in Luce and Ma, as well as booking the lead role in Truth Be Told, for which she was also executive producer for the Apple TV+ series.

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