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Octavia Spencer: Biography, Latest News & Videos

  • Birth Name: Octavia Lenora Spencer
  • Birth Place: Montgomery, AL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/25/1972, Gemini
  • Profession: Actor
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NBC Eyes Murder, She Wrote Reboot Starring Octavia Spencer

Jessica Fletcher is back on the case!

NBC is developing a Murder, She Wrote reboot starring Octavia Spencer as an amateur detective who publishes a mystery novel, Deadline reports. Spencer will take over the role originated by Angela Lansbury in the series, which ran for 12 seasons beginning in 1984.

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The Monday Playlist: A Bones Wedding, Mom Gets Help, Fallon's Pearl Jam Week

Most Bones fans will likely agree with its title character (Emily Deschanel) when Brennan declares to her intended, Booth (David Boreanaz), "We've waited long enough." The wait is over, as the brusque forensic anthropologist and her impetuous FBI baby-daddy finally head to the altar — although for most of this endearing episode (Monday, 8/7c), nearly everyone in the Jeffersonian lab, including a full complement of returning Squints, is laying bets that the wedding will never happen. There's a new case, after all, and the real challenge is to keep Bones from becoming too distracted. Cyndi Lauper (returning as psychic Avalon Harmonia) is on hand to perform at the ceremony, but what she should really be singing is "Get Tempe to the Church on Time." There are additional complications and intimations of cold feet before the lovely finish, but Angela (Michaela Conlin) probably says it best: "You don't want your fingers to smell like death when Booth puts on the ring."

She's right. And: ew.

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Mom Will Make You Feel for Anna Faris' Recovering Alcoholic

Chuck Lorre has a gift for making even the most unsympathetic characters seem relatable, whether it's Charlie Sheen's manwhore on Two and a Half Men or a bunch of social misfits on The Big Bang Theory. The prolific executive producer will add...read more

Octavia Spencer: Videos

Murder, She Wrote Remake Coming
Murder, She Wrote Remake In the Works
'Murder, She Wrote' Returns to TV, Octavia Spencer Stars
Murder, She Wrote Remake In the Works

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Drag Me to Hell
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The Nines
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Drag Me to Hell
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Drag Me to Hell

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Mom - Six Thousand Bootleg T-Shirts and a Prada Handbag
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30 Rock: Season 7: Game Over
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Nicholas Kristof: Tuesday, 10/27
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Making Up Is Hard to Do

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Year Title Description
2013 85th Academy Awards TV Show Series, Appearing
2012 Oprah's Oscar Special TV Show Series, Guest
2009 Drag Me To Hell Movie, Actor - Bank Co-Worker
2007 Halfway Home TV Show Series, Actor - Serenity
2007 The Nines Movie, Actor - Streetwalker/Woman on Sidewalk

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Octavia Spencer Sheds 20 Pounds

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is showing off her figure after losing 20 pounds.

"My weight has always been a struggle for me," Spencer says on the website for Sensa, for which she is a spokesperson. Sensa is a powder-like dieting product that is sprinkled on food like salt or pepper to help suppress appetite.

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Roush Review: Silence Would Have Been Golden at the Oscars

February's Big Event Scorecard: The Grammys had Adele. The Super Bowl had Eli Manning. The Oscars, the last and least of these annual TV spectacles, had ... Cirque du Soleil? And endless pointless montages of movie stars gushing about how wonderful the movies are. And Billy Crystal recycling age-old shtick, including the "What are they thinking?" gag that had us squirming along with the celebs in their seats, making for a night that was (to borrow from a nominated title) Extremely Long and Incredibly Dull.

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The Artist, Hugo and Meryl Streep Top Oscars

The Artist and Hugo topped Sunday's Academy Awards with five statuettes each, with the former winning Best Picture, while Meryl Streep won her long-awaited third Oscar after 29 years.

See all the Oscars fashion hits and misses

The Artist is the first silent film to win the top honor since Wings triumphed at the first Oscars in ...
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Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win?

Fun fact: No movie about movie-making has won Best Picture at the Oscars. Will The Artist break that tradition at the 84th Academy Awards? We'll have to wait until Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, ABC) to find out, but in the meantime, let's make some predictions. Check out the nominees here, print out your ballot, make your picks and compare them to ours below.
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The Artist, Meryl Streep Triumph at British Film Awards

The Artist topped the 64th Annual British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, taking home four trophies.

The silent film earned awards for  Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, and Best Director and Best Original Screenplay both for Michel Hazanavicius.

Hugo, The Artist lead Oscar nominations

Meryl Streep received... read more

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