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Octavia Spencer at The Academy Awards *As Oscar host, Neil Patrick Harris tasked front row guest and former Oscar winner for “The Help,” Octavia Spencer, with guarding a locked box that would later reveal his Oscar predictions as part of a magic trick. And for that, some have labeled him racist. Folks were asking why […]

Actress Octavia Spencer poses for a portrait during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at Village at the Lift on January 19, 2013 in Park City, Utah. *Maybe because she’s an excellent actress, that we had no idea that Octavia Spencer is dyslexic. On the other hand, maybe we should […]

Octavia Spencer – Gabrielle Union *Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer has announced that she is teaming with Wyolah Films’ Tate Taylor and John Norris and award winning actress and NY Times Best Selling Author, Gabrielle Union, to produce the film version of the seminal novel “Coffee Will Make You Black”under her Orit Productions shingle. Union starred in and […]

Idris Elba and Octavia Spencer have joined the all star cast of voice talent as Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) and Mrs. Otterton (Octavia Spencer). *Walt Disney Animation Studios revealed the roster of voice talent tapped to help bring a voice, snort and a roar to the animal residents of the modern-day mammal metropolis of “Zootopia,” […]

Dang! Talk about being freaked out. That’s what happened to veteran actress Octavia Spencer. But first the background. This past Thursday (12-15-16), First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private screening for the new film “Hidden Figures.” As we’ve reported, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae and other cast members, including […]

*During the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s “Women Breaking Barriers” panel Wednesday at the Sundance Film Festival featuring Octavia Spencer, Reed Morano, Sandra Oh, Cathy Schulman and “Queen Sugar’s” Tina Lifford, Spencer shared a story about how Jessica Chastain – her former co-star on 2011’s “The Help” and future co-star in an upcoming comedy for Universal […]

[…] correspondent Fahnia Thomas sat down with the Oscar winner and co-stars Gianni Paolo, Dante Brown, McKaley Miller and Corey Fog. Q: What was it like working with Octavia Spencer? GP: She taught us so much about life, the business, everything… Q: What did she teach you? GP: ‘It’s yo money!’ Don’t let anyone with your […]

*Apple today released a first-look trailer for “Truth Be Told,” the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series starring Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer, Emmy Award winner Aaron Paul and Emmy-nominated Lizzy Caplan. The series follows podcaster Poppy Parnell (Octavia Spencer) as she is compelled to reopen the murder case that made her a national sensation and […]

*Despite the uproar over “Selma” supposedly being snubbed by the Academy for this year’s Oscars, Octavia Spencer believes differently. During a sit-down interview with HipHollywood.com, the “Black or White” star weighed in on the situation, as she seemed to think folks may be overreacting with talk of “Selma” being completely overlooked. “I don’t understand what […]

* Octavia Spencer’s days are filled with many movie and TV scripts to read, but the 44-year-old actress admits to battling dyslexia back in the day. So much so that she became disinterested in reading after reading paragraphs more than once when the words became confusing. But thanks to a teacher who planted a seed […]

* Octavia Spencer laughed off a report claiming she was rude to her fans at her book signing. She took to Twitter to denounce the allegations, according to ABC News. “Gotta laugh when ppl would actually believe that you were rude to a child… at YOUR CHILDREN’S BOOK SIGNING,” Spencer tweeted. Spencer was promoting her children’s […]

Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer *Octavia Spencer has signed on to co-star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Fox 2000’s “Hidden Figures.” The film is based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race,” published by HarperCollins. According to Variety, the story centers on […]

SPIRITED – Octavia Spencer *AppleTV+ has announced the release date of their new holiday film, “Spirited” starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Sunita Mani and more! The musical comedy will premiere in theaters on November 11 and globally on Apple TV+ on November 18, 2022. Per press release, “Spirited” is a modern […]

Actress Octavia Spencer attends Entertainment Weekly’s Toronto Must List party at the Thompson Hotel on September 10, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. *HBO is developing a limited series drama based on Jim Jones and the deadly 1978 Peoples Temple Agricultural Project known as Jonestown. Actress Octavia Spencer secured rights to the book and is attached as an executive producer. […]

* Octavia Spencer has opened up about how NBA star LeBron James helped her secure equal pay on the Netflix series “Madam C.J. Walker.” Spencer stars in the hotly anticipated project about America’s first Black self-made millionaire, which is set to premiere on the streaming service with eight episodes. “I have to say, when I […]