Octavia Spencer

Q: Has Octavia Spencer won any major awards?

Yes, Octavia Spencer won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'The Help', along with several other accolades including Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Q: What was Octavia Spencer's first film?

Octavia Spencer's first film role was in 'A Time to Kill' (1996), where she played a small part, marking the beginning of her film career.

Q: How many children does Octavia Spencer have?

Octavia Spencer has one child, a daughter named Agatha, whom she adopted.

Q: What is Octavia Spencer's estimated net worth?

As of now, Octavia Spencer's estimated net worth is around $12 million, reflecting her successful acting career and various projects.

Q: What genres does Octavia Spencer typically work in?

Octavia Spencer works in a variety of genres, including drama, comedy, and thriller, showcasing her versatility as an actress.

Q: Is Octavia Spencer involved in any production work?

Yes, Octavia Spencer has also ventured into production, serving as a producer on several projects, including the series 'Self Made'.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Octavia Spencer's acting style?

Octavia Spencer is known for her ability to portray strong, relatable characters with depth and authenticity, often bringing warmth to her roles.

Known for

Hidden Figures (2016)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

2016 / Biography, Drama / 127 min

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains...

The Shape of Water (2017)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2017 / Adventure, Drama / 123 min

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in...

Ma (2019)

IMDb 5.6 / 10

2019 / Crime, Mystery / 99 min

Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager...

Name

Octavia Spencer

Height

5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)

Born

25 May 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Spouses

None

Children

1, named Agatha

Parents

Dale Spencer, Mary Spencer

Estimated Net Worth

$12 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV Ride or Die Best friends, Judith and Debbie, know everything about each other … well, almost everything. Judith has been living a double...	Debbie Claybourne	Not rated
2026	Movie Tow Amanda Ogle is a woman living in her aging Toyota Camry on the streets of Seattle. When her car is...	Barbara	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2025	TV Family Recipe Showdown Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer returns to her Southern roots this summer in the new home cooking competition Family Recipe...	Host	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2025	Movie Smurfs When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into...	Asmodius (voice)	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2025	TV My Happy Place My Happy Place invites viewers on an immersive excursion across the world anchored by an all-star cast of hosts including...	Self	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2025	TV Number One on the Call Sheet Some of Hollywood's biggest stars reveal their journeys to game-changing leading roles. In candid interviews, they shine a light on...	Self	TMDB 3.6 / 10
2024	TV Hollywood Black The epic story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2024	Movie Becoming bell hooks Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection...	Self	Not rated
2023	TV The Santa Stories A collection of magical Christmas short films that show why the world needs more Santas.	Detective Grinchauser	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2023	TV Lost Women of Highway 20 Explores the crimes that occurred along Highway 20 between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, where several young women...	Host	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2022	Movie Spirited Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three...	Kimberly	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2022	Movie Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise reunions...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2022	TV The Jennifer Hudson Show Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	Movie The Quest for Sleep The Quest for Sleep is a documentary that follows real characters whose struggles with sleep threaten to unravel their waking...	Narrator	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie Encounter A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their...	Hattie Hayes	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2021	Movie Thunder Force In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives...	Emily Stanton	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2020	Movie Superintelligence When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world...	Octavia Spencer (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2020	Movie Roald Dahl's The Witches In late 1967, a young orphaned boy goes to live with his loving grandma in the rural Alabama town of...	Grandma	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2020	TV Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker An African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire.	Madam C. J. Walker	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2020	Movie Onward In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still...	The Manticore (voice)	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2020	Movie Dolittle After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England,...	Dab-Dab (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2019	TV Truth Be Told Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.	Poppy Scoville	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	Movie Luce A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views...	Harriet Wilson	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	Movie Ma Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by...	Sue Ann	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2019	Movie HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2018	Movie Instant Family When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope...	Karen	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie A Kid Like Jake On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for...	Judy	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2018	Movie Small Town Crime Mike Kendall, a disgraced ex-cop, is fighting a losing battle with the bottle. When he finds a woman left for...	Kelly Banks	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	Movie The Shape of Water An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at...	Zelda Fuller	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2017	TV Young Sheldon The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.	Officer Rhonda Tomasson	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2017	Movie Gifted Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.	Roberta Taylor	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2017	Movie The Shack A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.	Papa / Elouisa	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2016	Movie Hidden Figures The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and...	Dorothy Vaughan	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2016	Movie Bad Santa 2 Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off...	Opal	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2016	TV Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party The Queen of Cuisine and the King of Kush are coming together to invite their celebrity friends over for a...	Team Martha	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2016	Movie The Free World Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to...	Linda Workman	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2016	TV To Tell the Truth A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be presented with three people...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2016	Movie Car Dogs Malcolm is a brilliant, callous businessman who is a vicious, overbearing father. Mark is the sales manager at Chamberlain Auto,...	Mrs. Barrett	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2016	Movie Allegiant Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into protective custody by...	Johanna Reyes	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2016	Movie Zootopia Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack...	Mrs. Otterton (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2015	Movie The Great Gilly Hopkins Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth...	Miss Harris	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2015	Movie Fathers and Daughters A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown...	Dr. Corman	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	TV Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2015	TV The Late Late Show with James Corden Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2015	Movie Insurgent Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her...	Johanna Reyes	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2015	Movie Black or White A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.	Rowena Jeffers	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2014	TV Variety Studio: Actors on Actors PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2014	TV black-ish A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class...	Octavia Spencer	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	TV Red Band Society Children and teenagers become friends in a hospital where they are all patients. Together they try to escape the sad...	Nurse Jackson	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2014	Movie Get On Up A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.	Aunt Honey	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	TV Off Camera with Sam Jones Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders,...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2013	Movie Jesus People Based on the hilarious and popular FunnyorDie.com web series, the film charts the rise and fall of America's worst Christian...	Angel Angelique	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2013	Movie Paradise After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.	Loray	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2013	Movie Lost on Purpose Our story takes place in the fertile, San Joaquin Valley. Fueled by gin and sheer determination, Elizabeth James (Ms. Liz)...	Nurse Keller	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2013	TV Mom Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children...	Regina Tompkins	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2013	Movie Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the...	Martha (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2013	Movie Snowpiercer In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard...	Tanya	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie Fruitvale Station Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on...	Wanda	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2013	TV Drunk History Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people...	Harriet Tubman	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2013	Movie Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy...	Self - Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2013	Movie Call Me Crazy: A Five Film A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.	Dr. Nance	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2012	Movie Blues for Willadean Under the thumb of her abusive husband, post-middle age Willadean feels life has passed her by until she makes some...	LeSonia Robinson	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2012	Movie Smashed Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and...	Jenny	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2011	Movie Flypaper A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with...	Madge Wiggins	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2011	Movie The Help Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her...	Minny Jackson	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2011	Movie Just Peck At 104 pounds dripping wet, baby-faced sophomore Michael Peck (age 15) is not exactly the coolest guy at American High....	Detention Teacher	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2010	Movie Peep World On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel...	Alison	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2010	Movie Love and Distrust This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it.	Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives")	TMDB 3.9 / 10
2010	Movie Dinner for Schmucks Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the...	Madame Nora	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2010	Movie Small Town Saturday Night Just days before Rhett (Chris Pine) is leaving for Nashville to pursue a lifelong dream of being a singer/songwriter, his...	Rhonda Dooley	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2009	Movie Herpes Boy A social outcast with a facial birthmark finds his world flipped upside down after he posts videos of his quirky...	Rochelle	Not rated
2009	Movie Halloween II Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois. Meanwhile, Michael prepares for...	Nurse Daniels	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	Movie Drag Me to Hell After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life...	Bank Co-Worker	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2009	Movie The Soloist A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.	Troubled Woman	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2009	TV Dollhouse Echo is a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals whose personalities have been wiped clean so...	Professor Janack	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2009	Movie Love at First Hiccup Victor, a bumbling and gullible high school freshman, has caught a serious case of Anya-itis—an acute, incurable crush on hot...	Mrs. Hambrick	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2008	Movie Seven Pounds An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of...	Kate the Home Health Care Nurse	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2008	Movie Pretty Ugly People Lucy has always used food to escape life's problems, but when this self-titled "fat friend" lures her group of old...	Mary	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2008	Movie The Spleenectomy After passionately auditioning for a role in a local community theater production, Judy is cast aside by a pretentious theater...	Nurse	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2008	TV Raising the Bar The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district...	Arvina Watkins	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2008	Movie Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School When Alex is caught using magic to clean her room she is forced to go to wizard school with Justin....	Dr. Evilini	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2007	TV Wizards of Waverly Place Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! While their parents run the...	Dr. Evilini	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2007	TV Cavemen Joel, his cynical best friend, Nick, and easy-going little brother, Jamie, are contemporary cavemen who live in the suburban south...	Unknown character	TMDB 3.4 / 10
2007	TV The Big Bang Theory Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves...	Octavia	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2007	TV Halfway Home Halfway Home is an American comedy series that aired on Comedy Central in Spring 2007. On its official website, Halfway...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie The Nines A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling...	Streetwalker	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2006	TV 30 Rock Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos...	Octavia Spencer	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2006	TV Ugly Betty Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable...	Constance Grady	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2006	TV Standoff The series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships.	Rapid Air Clerk	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2006	Movie Pulse When the dead discover a means to contact the living through electronic devices, cellphones and computers become open gateways to...	Landlady	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2006	TV The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Two 'thirty-something' women's willful ignorance, fleeting confidence, poor judgment and self-loathing constantly get in the way of their success.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2006	Movie Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But everything changes when...	Ayisha Lebaron	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2005	Movie Beauty Shop Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a...	Big Customer	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2005	Movie Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous After her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart becomes an overnight sensation -- and the...	Middle-Aged Woman	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2005	TV American Dad! The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and...	Shonteeva (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	Movie Pretty Persuasion A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual...	Woman	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2005	Movie Coach Carter Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for...	Mrs. Battle	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2005	TV The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson,...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2005	TV Medium Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with...	Jurist	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2004	TV CSI: NY Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".	Child Welfare Rep	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	TV LAX LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA...	Flight Attendant	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	Movie Breakin' All the Rules After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the...	Stylist	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2004	Movie Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected,...	Janine	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2003	Movie Bad Santa You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty...	Opal	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2003	Movie Chicken Party A comedic look at crime, love, tolerance and fried chicken.	Laqueta Mills	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2003	Movie S.W.A.T. Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out...	Neighbor in Alley	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2003	Movie Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out...	Security Guard	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2003	Movie Sol Goode Sol Goode, a charismatic L.A. twenty-something, has always relied on charm, good looks, and fast talk to glide through life....	Unemployment Clerk	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2002	TV Presidio Med Presidio Med is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from September 2002, to January 2003. The series centers...	Sheryl Washington	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2002	Movie Little John The unmarried daughter of a Texas rancher gives birth to an unwanted child. She puts the child up for adoption...	Waitress	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2002	Movie Spider-Man After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed...	Check-In Girl	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2001	Movie Everything Put Together In a quiet suburban community where everything is peaceful and in its place, a single crack has just appeared. Angie...	Nurse B	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2001	TV The Chronicle The Chronicle is the name of a science fiction television series on the Sci Fi Channel. The series is based...	Ruby Rydell	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2001	Movie The Sky is Falling A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is rejected,...	Nurse #2	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2001	Movie Follow the Stars Home Two brothers - one virtuous, one feckless - are in love with the same woman. She falls for Brother Wrong,...	Hildy	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2001	Movie The Journeyman In the Wild West at the turn of the century, two young brothers watch as their Grandpa is gunned down...	Black Belly	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2001	TV Grounded for Life Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32,...	Admitting Nurse	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2001	Movie Missing Pieces Atticus (James Coburn) goes to the small Mexican town where his estranged son (Paul Kersey) was a resident to discover...	Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Sherry	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	Movie Four Dogs Playing Poker With the help of their mentor Felix, a group of the best friends and first-time thieves steal a valuable statuette...	Waitress	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2000	Movie American Virgin When your father is a pornographer, what can you do to shock him? If you're Katrina Bartalotti, you announce that...	Agnes Large	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2000	Movie Big Momma's House When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an...	Twila	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2000	TV Titus Titus is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star,...	Ms. Alice Hays	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2000	Movie Auto Motives The impacts of certain decisions, we made very easily but it is hard to follow through them.	Rhonda	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2000	Movie What Planet Are You From? A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and...	Baby Nurse	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2000	TV Malcolm in the Middle A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.	Cashier	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1999	Movie Being John Malkovich One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon...	Woman in Elevator	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1999	TV Roswell Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when...	Nurse	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1999	Movie Blue Streak Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two...	Shawna	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	Movie Never Been Kissed Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school...	Cynthia	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1999	Movie Lansky Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that...	Evelyn	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1998	TV Becker Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to offend those who try...	Ticket Woman	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1998	TV Brimstone Brimstone is a short-lived Fox television series, featuring a dead police detective whose mission is to return to Hell 113...	Duty Nurse	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1998	TV L.A. Doctors Four Los Angeles doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American...	Bus Driver	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1997	Movie Sparkler Melba is a Californian trailer-park girl who is told to look for three kings by a phone psychic, and when...	Wanda	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1997	TV Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002. It stars...	Gloria	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	Movie The 6th Man A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.	Nativity Watson	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1997	TV Just Shoot Me! See the inner workings of a high-style magazine owned by Jack Gallo, who has hired his quick-tempered but talented daughter,...	Nurse	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1996	Movie Valley Girls Two Welsh women win a trip to Hollywood.	Cheerleader	Not rated
1996	Movie A Time to Kill A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a...	Roark's Nurse	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	TV Moesha The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.	Gloria	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1994	TV ER ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and...	Maria Jones	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1994	TV Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September...	Nurse Jane	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	TV The X-Files The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena....	Nurse	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1981	TV Entertainment Tonight Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1951	TV Hallmark Hall of Fame Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,...	Hildy	TMDB 8.8 / 10
1951	TV Hallmark Hall of Fame Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,...	Elegant guest	TMDB 8.8 / 10
1951	TV Hallmark Hall of Fame Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,...	Waitress	TMDB 8.8 / 10
TBA	Movie Ma 2 Following the events of the first film, Sue Ann now resides in the Pacific Northwest, working as a real estate...	Sue Ann	Not rated
TBA	Movie Nobody Nothing Nowhere The story of Ruth, one of the Non-People, human-looking beings designed and trained for the sole purpose of filling in...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Heart A couple who, while desperate for cash, agree to take the job of delivering a human heart from New York...	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Deck the Y'alls A New York baker falls for a younger Southern gentleman, and heads to Charleston, South Carolina to spend Christmas with...	Gladys Gibbes	Not rated
TBA	Movie Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.	Linda Loman	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Holiday Comedy Project The film follows two women fighting the elements to make it home for Christmas.	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2026	TV Ride or Die Best friends, Judith and Debbie, know everything about each other … well, almost everything. Judith has been living a double...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2026	Movie Tow Amanda Ogle is a woman living in her aging Toyota Camry on the streets of Seattle. When her car is...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2023	TV Lost Women of Highway 20 Explores the crimes that occurred along Highway 20 between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, where several young women...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2020	TV Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker An African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	TV Truth Be Told Descend into the world of true-crime podcasts with Poppy Parnell, who risks everything—including her life—to pursue truth and justice.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie Ma Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2018	Movie Green Book Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2018	Movie Small Town Crime Mike Kendall, a disgraced ex-cop, is fighting a losing battle with the bottle. When he finds a woman left for...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2017	Movie Candid In the midst of college application season, Ace struggles with the choice between going off to California to pursue her...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2013	Movie Fruitvale Station Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on...	Co-Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1996	Movie The Grass Harp Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an...	Extras Casting Production	TMDB 5.9 / 10
TBA	Movie Nobody Nothing Nowhere The story of Ruth, one of the Non-People, human-looking beings designed and trained for the sole purpose of filling in...	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Death of a Salesman Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.	Producer Production	Not rated

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2024

Spirited

2022 / TMDB 6.9

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

2022 / TMDB 8.0

The Quest for Sleep

2022 / TMDB 7.0

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Hidden Figures (2016)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Ma (2019)

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