Spencer, Octavia 1972–

(Octavia L. Spencer, Octavia Spenser)

PERSONAL

Born May 25, 1972, in Montgomery, AL.

Addresses: Agent—TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.

Career: Actress.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Roark's nurse, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996.

Nativity Watson, The Sixth Man (also known as The 6th Man), Buena Vista, 1997.

QNS, Sparkler, Strand Releasing, 1998.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Cynthia at Sun-Times, Never Been Kissed, Fox 2000, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Woman in elevator, Being John Malkovich, USA Films, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Shawna, Blue Streak (also known as Der diamanten-cop), Sony Pictures, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Waitress, Four Dogs Playing Poker (also known as 4 Dogs Playing Poker), MDP Worldwide, 1999.

Agnes Large, American Virgin (also known as Live Virgin), Granite Releasing, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Baby nurse, What Planet Are You From?, Columbia, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Twila, Big Momma's House (also known as Big Mamas Haus), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Second nurse, The Sky Is Falling, Showcase, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Nurse B, Everything Put Together, 2000.

Rhonda, Auto Motives, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Unemployment clerk, Sol Goode, Cutting Edge Entertainment, 2001.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Black Belly, The Journeyman, Dream Entertainment, 2001.

Check-in girl, Spider-Man, Columbia, 2002.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Security guard, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Neighbor in alley, S.W.A.T., Columbia, 2003.

Laqueta Mills, Chicken Party (short), 2003.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Opal, Bad Santa (also known as Badder Santa), Dimension, 2003.

Janine, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, DreamWorks, 2004.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Stylist, Breakin' All the Rules, Screen Gems, 2004.

Mrs. Battle, Coach Carter, Paramount, 2005.

Woman, Pretty Persuasion, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2005.

Ayisha Lebaron, Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2005.

Middle-aged woman, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous, Warner Bros., 2005.

Big customer, Beauty Shop, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005.

Lady Chanet Janney Jones, Wannabe, 2005.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Landlady, Pulse, Dimension Films, 2006.

Mary, Pretty Ugly People, 2007.

Film Work:

Extras casting, The Grass Harp, 1995.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Extras casting, Tom and Huck (also known as The Adventures of Tom and Huck and Tom Sawyer), 1995.

Staff assistant, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996.

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Nurse Bernice, City of Angels, CBS, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Ruby Rydell, The Chronicle (also known as News from the Edge), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001–2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Evelyn the maid, Lansky, HBO, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Elegant guest, missing pieces, CBS, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Hildy, Follow the Stars Home (also known as A Second Chance), CBS, 2001.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Waitress, Little John, CBS, 2002.

Flight attendant, LAX, NBC, 2004–2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Ruby Rydell, The Chronicle (also known as News from the Edge), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001.

Flight attendant, LAX, NBC, 2004.

Octavia Spencer, The Room, 2006.

Rapid air clerk, Standoff, Fox, 2006.

Halfway Home, Comedy Central, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

First job counselor, 413 Hope Street, Fox, 1997.

Gloria, "Teacher," Moesha, UPN, 1998.

Clerk, "Right My Fire," To Have & to Hold, CBS, 1998.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Maria Jones, "Hazed and Confused," ER, NBC, 1998.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Nurse Jane, "Oh What a Piece of Work Is Man," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1999.

Nurse, Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Duty nurse, "Faces," Brimstone, Fox, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Nurse, "Leaving Normal," Roswell (also known as Roswell High), The WB, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Nurse, "Millennium," The X-Files, Fox, 1999.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Bus driver, "Forty-eight Minutes," L.A. Doctors, CBS, 1999.

Hannah, "Mama's Soup Pot," Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2000.

Ticket woman, "One Wong Move," Becker, CBS, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Nurse, "Finch on Ice," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Cashier, "High School Play," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2000.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Admitting nurse, "Jimmy's Got a Gun," Grounded for Life, Fox, 2001.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Gloria, "Wish We Weren't Here," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2001.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Ms. Hays, "Amy's Birthday," Titus, Fox, 2001.

Ms. Hays, "The Visit," Titus, Fox, 2002.

(As Octavia L. Spencer) Sheryl Washington, "Do No Harm," Presidio Med, CBS, 2002.

Dawna Cahill, "Gypsy Woe's Me," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2002.

Eleanor Jackson, "Old Man Quiver," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2005.

Child welfare representative, "On the Job," CSI: NY, CBS, 2005.

Medium, NBC, 2005.

Demetria, "Red Meat," Huff, Showtime, 2006.

Constance Grady, "Sofia's Choice," Ugly Betty, ABC, 2007.

Serenity Johnson, "Halfway High School," Halfway Home, Comedy Central, 2007.