Octavia Spencer is an American actress and author whose career spans film, television, and children’s literature. News archived under this tag covers her early supporting roles in projects such as A Time to Kill, Big Momma’s House, and Spider-Man, her breakthrough as Minny Jackson in The Help, which earned her an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe, and subsequent acclaimed performances in Hidden Figures, The Shape of Water, Fruitvale Station, and Zootopia. The tag also includes coverage of her career milestones, including three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, her work as author of the Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective series, and her role as executive producer on Green Book.
