Octavia Lenora Spencer - American actress, producer, director, screenwriter. Winner of several prestigious film awards, including: Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA for a supporting role in the film "Servant". The actress has more than a hundred roles in films and TV shows. Today she continues to actively star in new projects.
Octavia began her creative biography in the late 90s of the last century. The audience knows the actress in many famous projects, where she often played secondary, but very vivid roles.
Today, Spencer continues to act in films. In 2019 and 2020, several films featuring the actress will be released at once.
early years
The girl was born in the spring of 1972, in America, in an ordinary family, where in addition to her there were six more children.
After graduation, Octavia continued her education at the university at the Faculty of Humanities. Already in her student years, the girl began working as a trainee in a film studio, and then received the position of assistant for the selection of actors.
After graduating, Spencer continued to work at the studio, but the dream of an acting career did not leave her. Soon she moved to Los Angeles, where she again got a job at the studio and began to participate in auditions.
Film career
A small role in the series Octavia received in 1996. She persuaded the director to give her the opportunity to appear in one of the episodes of the movie "Time to Kill." After the debut, Octavia begins to actively participate in the filming of new projects, but she gets only small, inconspicuous roles.
In the late 90s and early 2000s, her works included roles in such famous films as: "Being John Malkovich", "American Virgin", "Diamond Policeman", "Alien City", "Big Mommy’s House", " Fugitive from the underworld ", " Spider-Man ", " Bad Santa ", " Legally Blonde 2 ", " Beauty Salon ", " Miss Congeniality 2 ", " Date with the Star ", " The Big Bang Theory, "The Ugly Woman, Negotiators, Seven Lives, Drag Me To Hell, Halloween 2, Dinner With The Dukes, Doll House.
Octavia gained world fame in the role in the film "The Servant", which was directed by T. Taylor based on the novel of the same name by C. Stockett. The actress embodied the image of a maid on the screen and, despite the fact that this was not the main role, the work of Octavia received the highest ratings from critics and viewers, and the film itself received several nominations for an Oscar. Spencer was awarded several prestigious film awards at once, including: Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe.
At the award ceremony, Octavia with tears in her eyes remembered her mother, who had passed away early and worked for many years as a maid in a rich family.
In 2012, Spencer became a member of the Academy of Cinematography. Her further career is associated with many independent projects, for example: Through the Snow, Red Bracelets.
Two years later, the actress appears in the film "Divergent, Chapter 2: Insurgent, " which collected more than three hundred million dollars at the box office.
Of the recent works, Spencer is worth noting her roles in the paintings: Gifted, Divergent, Chapter 3: Behind the Wall, Hut, Bad Santa 2, Hidden Figures, Water Shape, Quick Family"
In the next two years, several more films where Spencer plays will be released. Among them: "Ma", "Journey of Dr. Doolittle, " "Witches", "Forward."
