Octavia Spencer: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Octavia Spencer. Oct 25, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - Octavia Spencer Lacks 'Clear Recollection' of Winning an Oscar, She Says. Aug 29, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 21, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS - Octavia Spencer Interview- 2015 L.A. Times Festival of Books. Mar 23, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Actress Octavia Spencer Says 'Hidden Figures' is a Movie Anyone Can Get Behind. Nov 25, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Radio 1's Screen Time - Will Ferrell & Octavia Spencer Interview Special: Spirited. Apr 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Octavia Spencer. Feb 03, 2025
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Octavia Spencer. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Octavia Spencer. Aug 08, 2023
Added the film Spirited. Nov 10, 2022
Added the movie Thunder Force. Apr 13, 2021
Added the film Superintelligence and the TV series Truth Be Told. Mar 26, 2021
Added the movies Onward and Dolittle and the miniseries Self Made. Mar 23, 2020
Added the movies A Kid Like Jake (2018) and Luce (2019). Aug 01, 2019
Added the movies Instant Family (2018) and Ma (2019). May 31, 2019
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Octavia Spencer. Dec 27, 2018
Noted that she received an Oscar nomination for her performance in The Shape of Water. Jan 23, 2018
Added the movies Gifted and The Shape of Water (both 2017). Dec 12, 2017
New article added. Jun 08, 2017
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