Octavia Spencer has had 3 nominations for an Oscar Award and she managed to win one of them in 2011 for her role in the drama The Help. At that moment Octavia turned 39 years old and she had a long list of movies and series behind her in which she had insignificant roles. After having won the Oscar, Spencer achieved further success by starring in movies Hidden Figures and The Shape of Water.
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