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Mar 6, 2024 · Following small parts in films and TV series like City of Angels and The Chronicle, her career reached new heights in 2011 with the hit drama The Help, which earned her an Academy Award.
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The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.
Apr 7, 2023 · Octavia Spencer as Minerva “Minny” Jackson. Not only does The Help rank among Octavia Spencer’s best movies, but it’s also the project that showcased her commanding presence as an actress. She plays Minny Jackson, the other Black maid who faces daily racism in her occupation and society.
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Aug 10, 2011 · The Help: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer. An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
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In August 2010, Spencer joined Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Bryce Dallas Howard in the period drama film The Help, an adaptation of the novel of the same name. She played the feisty and unflappable maid Minny Jackson.
Octavia Spencer. Actress: Hidden Figures. Spencer is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, which she claims is the proverbial buckle of the Bible belt. She's the sixth of seven siblings and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University.
Dec 6, 2011 · But Octavia Spencer did just that, earning rave reviews for multi-faceted role as the housemaid Minny Jackson in this summer's hit drama, "The Help." A victim of abuse at the hands of both her husband and racist employer, Minny perseveres against the odds in early 60s Mississippi to help eager young journalist Skeeter Phelan (played by Emma ...
