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Octavia Spencer

1972 - Today

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Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Spencer made her film debut in the 1996 drama A Time to Kill. Following a decade of brief roles in film and television, her breakthrough came in 2011 when she played a maid in 1960s America in the drama film The Help, which won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Octavia Spencer is the 2,013th most popular actor (down from 1,839th in 2019), the 3,595th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,021st in 2019) and the 980th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Octavia Spencer ranks 2,013 out of 13,578. Before her are Claire Lacombe, Nargis, Kaspar Capparoni, Peter Lawford, Deanna Durbin, and Rhea Perlman. After her are Tony Jaa, Oleg Tabakov, Edmond O'Brien, Machine Gun Kelly, Kristin Davis, and Léa Seydoux.

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Among people born in 1972, Octavia Spencer ranks 60. Before her are Pat Rafter, Jos Verstappen, Sundar Pichai, Alyssa Milano, Toni Collette, and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. After her are Conchita Martínez, Justyna Steczkowska, Andy Weir, Liam Gallagher, Geri Halliwell, and Sung Kang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Octavia Spencer ranks 3,595 out of 20,380. Before her are Freddie King (1934), Wes Montgomery (1923), Chester Carlson (1906), Fred Rogers (1928), Eric Carmen (1949), and Rhea Perlman (1948). After her are Andy Williams (1927), Annie Oakley (1860), Doris Hart (1925), Tommy Mottola (1949), Walter Cunningham (1932), and Tom Wilson (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Octavia Spencer ranks 980. Before her are Sean Young (1959), DeForest Kelley (1920), William Atherton (1947), Sal Mineo (1939), Frank Morgan (1890), and Rhea Perlman (1948). After her are Edmond O'Brien (1915), Machine Gun Kelly (1990), Kristin Davis (1965), Eric Stoltz (1961), Maila Nurmi (1922), and Larry Miller (1953).

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