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Acting

Octavia Spencer

Career: Active from 1997 to 2027, busiest in 2013 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 30
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 118 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Octavia Spencer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.5, average 2.6
Warfare
0.4, average 1.2
Violence
3.4, average 4.1
Scare
1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character Study 5
Character-Driven 5
Historical Drama 4
Emotional Catharsis 4
Strong Ensemble Cast 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Family Dynamics 3
Social Commentary 3
Character-Driven Narrative 3
Social Realism 3
Emotional Journey 3
Female Empowerment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

137

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

4 titles

Death of a Salesman

as Linda Loman

Ma 2

as Sue Ann

Deck the Y'alls

as Gladys Gibbes

Nobody Nothing Nowhere

Producer

2020s

14 titles · average score 55

Ride or Die

78

TV show · as Debbie

Tow

68

as Barbara

Smurfs

34

as Asmodius (voice)

Spirited

64

as Kimberly

The Quest for Sleep

as Narrator

Thunder Force

33

as Emily Stanton

Encounter

57

as Hattie Hayes

Roald Dahl's The Witches

48

as Grandma

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

66

TV show · as Madam C. J. Walker

Onward

75

as The Manticore (voice)

Dolittle

39

as Dab-Dab (voice)

Superintelligence

44

as Octavia Spencer (voice)

2010s

44 titles · average score 60

Truth Be Told

55

TV show · as Poppy Scoville

55

as Sue Ann

Luce

74

as Harriet Wilson

The Shack

45

as Papa / Elouisa

The Shape of Water

81

as Zelda Fuller

Gifted

72

as Roberta Taylor

Hidden Figures

82

as Dorothy Vaughan

Black or White

52

as Rowena Jeffers

Red Band Society

68

TV show · as Nurse Jackson

Fruitvale Station

84

as Wanda

Snowpiercer

80

as Tanya

The Help

75

as Minny Jackson

2000s

55 titles · average score 57

The Spleenectomy

65

as Nurse

Halfway Home

49

TV show

The Nines

58

as Streetwalker

The Big Bang Theory

75

TV show · as Octavia

Pulse

32

as Landlady

Medium

69

TV show · as Jurist

American Dad!

60

TV show · as Shonteeva (voice)

Spider-Man

75

as Check-In Girl

The Journeyman

47

as Black Belly

Follow the Stars Home

70

as Hildy

Malcolm in the Middle

87

TV show · as Cashier

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Sherry

1990s

19 titles · average score 65

Roswell

77

TV show · as Nurse

Being John Malkovich

84

as Woman in Elevator

Becker

66

TV show · as Ticket Woman

The 6th Man

37

as Nativity Watson

Just Shoot Me!

69

TV show · as Nurse

Dharma & Greg

74

TV show · as Gloria

Moesha

76

TV show · as Gloria

A Time to Kill

67

as Roark's Nurse

The Grass Harp

61

Extras Casting

79

TV show · as Maria Jones

Chicago Hope

73

TV show · as Nurse Jane

The X-Files

76

TV show · as Nurse

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Elegant guest / Hildy