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Octavia Spencer (1972-) is a three-time nominated, one time Oscar® winning American actress. Spencer made her film debut in the 1996’s A Time to Kill. Following a decade of brief roles in film and television, her breakthrough came in 2011, when she appeared in The Help. Since then she has become one of the busiest actresses working today. Her IMDb page shows over 130 acting credits since 1986. This page will rank 53 Octavia Spencer movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
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I’ve only seen 9 of their movies, and some I don’t remember she was in (Spider-Man, Being John Malcovitch), but I find Octavia Spence to be a very natural and spontaneous actress. She was amazing and very convincing in The Help. I also liked her in The Shape of Water. I’ve yet to see Hidden Figures. Didn’t realize she had been in so many films.
I have seen just 4 Octavia Spencer movies – Spiderman, A Time to Kill, Being John M and Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters. My favourite among them is A Time to Kill. Clearly in seeing so few of her movies I have been missing something as she is one of only two black actresses to be nominated 3 times for an Academy Award, the other being Viola Davis.
Also IMDB credits Octavia with 34 acting awards and 66 nominations. She has also had a highly prolific parallel TV career and is the author of a children’s book series. Her net worth is said to be $12 million.
UPCOMING PROJECTS Octavia will return to television by starring in the Apple television series Are You Sleeping as well as starring in the Netflix limited series Madam C. J. Walker. For both series, Spencer will serve as an executive producer. Furthermore, Spencer will reunite with her The Help co-star Jessica Chastain for a holiday comedy film.
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Octavia has guest starred a number of times on Allison Janney’s TV series “Moms”.
Hey Dan…good information on Spencer and Janney……one would have to assume that they are friends off screen….or there would be no way they would keep taking jobs together. They can at least compare Best Supporting Actress Oscar winning nights and speeches…lol.
The face is familiar, not so much the name.
I’ve seen 13 of the 53 films on the chart, more than I expected.
Favorites are – The Shape of Water, Spider-Man, A Time to Kill, Zootopia, Percy Jackson, Allegiant, Insurgent and Detergent.
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Hey Steve…..she seems to be everywhere these days….and she is expanding into producing. She was one of the main reasons Green Book got made….she got lots of shouts on the Oscar show…and she was on the stage. So that is two years in a row she was involved in the last two Best Picture winners. I have seen 35 of her movies. Shocked I have seen that many….as I was not aware she had that many movies. Seen all of your favorites. She has some gems here as well. With Small Town Crime (she produced that one too), Snowpiercer (I am betting you saw that one….but did not like it) and What Planet Are You From? (sci-fi comedy with a great cast, Goodman, Kingsley, Bening and Gary Shandling). Thanks for the visit and the vote up….they are greatly appreciated.
Octavia used to be on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe but fell off with the change in info from Wikipedia. These are the actors on the top 1000 from December 15, 2018 list that she has worked with.
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND A Time to Kill (1996)
8 JOHN HURT SNOWPIERCER (2014)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Spider-Man (2002)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON A Time to Kill (1996)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Coach Carter (2005)
11 SAMUEL L. JACKSON S.W.A.T. (2003)
13 BEN KINGSLEY What Planet Are You From? (2000)
25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Halloween II (2009)
63 ED HARRIS SNOWPIERCER (2014)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND A Time to Kill (1996)
80 JOHN MALKOVICH Being John Malkovich (1999)
83 RICHARD JENKINS THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)
83 RICHARD JENKINS What Planet Are You From? (2000)
98 JOHN GOODMAN Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
98 JOHN GOODMAN What Planet Are You From? (2000)
106 BRAD DOURIF Halloween II (2009)
106 BRAD DOURIF Pulse (2006/I)
108 M. EMMET WALSH A Time to Kill (1996)
110 RODDY MCDOWELL The Grass Harp (1995)
132 PETER STORMARE Small Town Murder Songs (2010)
135 WOODY HARRELSON Seven Pounds (2008)
145 DAN AYKROYD GET ON UP (2014)
153 ROBERT FORSTER SMALL TOWN CRIME (2017)
154 KATHY BATES BAD SANTA 2 (2016)
158 JAMES WOODS Pretty Persuasion (2005)
168 ROBERT WAGNER SOL GOODE (2003)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Peep World (2010)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
179 XANDER BERKELEY THE DIVERGENT SERIES ALLEGIANT (2016)
183 FOREST WHITAKER Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
185 JOHN CUSACK Being John Malkovich (1999)
190 MIKE STARR BAD SANTA 2 (2016)
197 OLIVER PLATT A Time to Kill (1996)
202 ERIC ROBERTS Making Sandwiches (1998)
210 BRUCE MCGILL Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
213 DANNY DEVITO Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
214 NAOMI WATTS INSURGENT (2015)
214 NAOMI WATTS THE DIVERGENT SERIES ALLEGIANT (2016)
229 CHARLES DURNING The Grass Harp (1995)
231 TREAT WILLIAMS Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
246 WILLIAM HURT MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON Seven Pounds (2008)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI Big Momma’s House (2000)
281 CLORIS LEACHMAN Bad Santa (2003)
293 ALLISON JANNEY AUTO MOTIVES (2000)
293 ALLISON JANNEY CHICKEN PARTY (2003)
293 ALLISON JANNEY GET ON UP (2014)
293 ALLISON JANNEY LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
293 ALLISON JANNEY PRETTY UGLY PEOPLE (2008)
293 ALLISON JANNEY THE HELP (2011)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN The Grass Harp (1995)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN The Help (2011)
323 STEPHEN ROOT The Soloist (2009)
335 KEVIN DUNN The Sixth Man (1997)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON Bad Santa (2003)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON BAD SANTA 2 (2016)
345 BRUCE GREENWOOD Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
345 BRUCE GREENWOOD FATHERS & DAUGHTERS (2016)
369 RON RIFKIN PEEP WORLD (2010)
369 RON RIFKIN PULSE (2006/I)
375 TERI GARR The Sky Is Falling (2001)
377 JEFF DANIELS THE DIVERGENT SERIES ALLEGIANT (2016)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Auto Motives (2000)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. The Soloist (2009)
387 LIN SHAYE Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)
404 SCOTT WILSON The Grass Harp (1995)
405 ERNIE HUDSON Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
405 ERNIE HUDSON Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
412 DAVID PAYMER Drag Me to Hell (2009)
412 DAVID PAYMER Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
412 DAVID PAYMER The Sixth Man (1997)
418 JEFFREY TAMBOR Flypaper (2011)
421 SEAN BEAN PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (2013)
427 WILLIAM SHATNER Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
438 JUDY GREER PEEP WORLD (2010)
438 JUDY GREER WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? (2000)
450 KEVIN BACON Beauty Shop (2005)
497 CHARLIE SHEEN Being John Malkovich (1999)
502 JACK LEMMON The Grass Harp (1995)
519 KIRSTEN DUNST HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)
519 KIRSTEN DUNST Spider-Man (2002)
523 DREW BARRYMORE Never Been Kissed (1999)
548 EWEN BREMNER SNOWPIERCER (2014)
549 CHARLES S. DUTTON A TIME TO KILL (1996)
555 WALTER MATTHAU The Grass Harp (1995)
561 HOLLY HUNTER PARADISE (2013/I)
565 TIM CURRY Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
569 RICHARD RIEHLE Halloween II (2009)
570 CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man (2002)
571 LUKE WILSON Blue Streak (1999)
571 LUKE WILSON Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
576 JOAN CUSACK INSTANT FAMILY (2018)
577 MARK WAHLBERG INSTANT FAMILY (2018)
581 DJIMON HOUNSOU BEAUTY SHOP (2005)
585 PAUL RUDD Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
592 JOHN C. REILLY Never Been Kissed (1999)
600 JANE FONDA FATHERS & DAUGHTERS (2016)
601 LARRY MILLER The Spleenectomy (2008)
602 KEVIN SPACEY A Time to Kill (1996)
607 KEVIN COSTNER BLACK OR WHITE (2015)
607 KEVIN COSTNER HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)
614 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Blue Streak (1999)
615 JOE DON BAKER The Grass Harp (1995)
640 MELISSA LEO LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
647 TILDA SWINTON SNOWPIERCER (2014)
703 CLYDE KUSATSU Pretty Persuasion (2005)
707 COLIN FARRELL S.W.A.T. (2003)
721 JOHN HAWKES Blue Streak (1999)
721 JOHN HAWKES SMALL TOWN CRIME (2017)
721 JOHN HAWKES Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
744 BARRY CORBIN THE JOURNEYMAN (2001)
745 HARRY SHEARER Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
758 GRACE ZABRISKIE Sparkler (1997)
761 JAMES FRANCO Never Been Kissed (1999)
761 JAMES FRANCO Spider-Man (2002)
771 LAURA LINNEY LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
773 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE Flypaper (2011)
774 CAMERON DIAZ Being John Malkovich (1999)
778 SANDRA BULLOCK A Time to Kill (1996)
778 SANDRA BULLOCK Making Sandwiches (1998)
778 SANDRA BULLOCK Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
806 TIM BLAKE NELSON FLYPAPER (2011)
820 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY A Time to Kill (1996)
820 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Making Sandwiches (1998)
832 SALLY FIELD Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
837 MARISA TOMEI Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
838 PATRICK MCGOOHAN A Time to Kill (1996)
843 CHRIS COOPER A Time to Kill (1996)
850 KATE WINSLET INSURGENT (2015)
855 ANDIE MACDOWELL Beauty Shop (2005)
868 JOHN DIEHL A Time to Kill (1996)
903 JANE LYNCH WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? (2000)
915 DAVID ARQUETTE NEVER BEEN KISSED (1999)
918 MIGUEL SANDOVAL MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
919 ANTHONY ANDERSON BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE (2000)
919 ANTHONY ANDERSON SMALL TOWN CRIME (2017)
927 ANNETTE BENING What Planet Are You From? (2000)
929 CATHERINE KEENER Being John Malkovich (1999)
929 CATHERINE KEENER The Soloist (2009)
934 SISSY SPACEK The Grass Harp (1995)
947 MARY KAY PLACE BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999)
947 MARY KAY PLACE SMASHED (2012)
949 DORIS ROBERTS THE GRASS HARP (1995)
951 GREG KINNEAR What Planet Are You From? (2000)
954 RUSSELL CROWE FATHERS & DAUGHTERS (2016)
971 PIPER LAURIE The Grass Harp (1995)
997 NATHAN LANE WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON! (2004)
HM (974) KURTWOOD SMITH A Time to Kill (1996)
Octavia has appeared with 31 Oscar winners including 6 times with Allison Janney.
ALLISON JANNEY AUTO MOTIVES (2000)
ALLISON JANNEY CHICKEN PARTY (2003)
ALLISON JANNEY GET ON UP (2014)
ALLISON JANNEY LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
ALLISON JANNEY PRETTY UGLY PEOPLE (2008)
ALLISON JANNEY THE HELP (2011)
BEN KINGSLEY What Planet Are You From? (2000)
BRIE LARSON JUST PECK (2009)
CHRIS COOPER A Time to Kill (1996)
CLIFF ROBERTSON Spider-Man (2002)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Bad Santa (2003)
EMMA STONE THE HELP (2011)
FOREST WHITAKER Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
HOLLY HUNTER PARADISE (2013/I)
J. K. SIMMONS Spider-Man (2002)
J. K. SIMMONS ZOOTOPIA (2016)
JACK LEMMON The Grass Harp (1995)
JAMIE FOXX Breakin’ All the Rules (2004)
JAMIE FOXX The Soloist (2009)
JANE FONDA FATHERS & DAUGHTERS (2016)
KATE WINSLET INSURGENT (2015)
KATHY BATES BAD SANTA 2 (2016)
KEVIN SPACEY A Time to Kill (1996)
MAHERSHALA ALI HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)
MARISA TOMEI Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
MARY STEENBURGEN Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
MARY STEENBURGEN The Grass Harp (1995)
MARY STEENBURGEN The Help (2011)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY A Time to Kill (1996)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Making Sandwiches (1998)
MELISSA LEO LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
REESE WITHERSPOON Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
REGINA KING LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLUE (2003)
REGINA KING MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED & FABULOUS (2005)
RUSSELL CROWE FATHERS & DAUGHTERS (2016)
SALLY FIELD Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
SANDRA BULLOCK A Time to Kill (1996)
SANDRA BULLOCK Making Sandwiches (1998)
SANDRA BULLOCK Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
SISSY SPACEK The Grass Harp (1995)
TILDA SWINTON SNOWPIERCER (2014)
VIOLA DAVIS GET ON UP (2014)
VIOLA DAVIS THE HELP (2011)
WALTER MATTHAU The Grass Harp (1995)
WILLIAM HURT MARILYN HOTCHKISS’ BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL (2005)
Hey Dan….thanks for the Octavia Spencer lists. Pretty shocked she is not on the current list. In a pretty short period of time (1996-2009) she has built one heckuva movie resume. Looking at the massive first list….we see she has appeared with many of the Top 1000. That is probably one of the longest lists for a person NOT to be in the Top 1000. I had no idea her and Allison Janey had made so many movies together….heck…I did not realize Janey had made many movies at all. I like seeing John Hawkes on the list….I like him as an actor….and one of their three movies…Small Town Crimes was one of the best movies I saw in 2018.
As for the Oscar winning co-stars…31…for a person that has only made movies for 24 years is pretty good…think of all the Oscar winners that had passed on before 1996….means her Oscar pool is not as plentiful as people as Caine and Connery. Good stuff as always…..thanks again.