![]() ![]() Growing up Spencer was diagnosed with a reading disability medically known as dyslexia.īefore making her film debut as a nurse in A Time to Kill, Spencer started off as an intern on the set of The Long Walk Home. ![]() She studied and graduated from Auburn University at Montgomery with a degree in English as well as a double minor in journalism and theatre. Her mother, Dellsena Spencer worked as a maid before her demise in 1988, when Octavia was just 16 years old. She was raised by her parents among six siblings but lost her dad at the age of thirteen. ![]() Octavia Lenora Spencer was born on May 25, 1972, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. With the aforementioned accolades, let’s get to know a little more about Octavia Spencer. As an author, she has published a number of children’s books series since 2013 including The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit, Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective among others. After decades of minor movie roles in Hollywood, Spencer became the only black actress to receive two consecutive nominations, as well as one of two black actresses, nominated for three Academy Awards. ![]()
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