Her character, Serenity Johnson, served time for armed robbery and was, ironically, the most aggressive in the group. She received accolades for her performance in the Los Angeles production of "The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife" (2003) opposite veteran stage performers Beth Grant, Dale Dickey and David Steen.In 2007, Spencer became one of the most buzzed about stars of the comedy series "Halfway Home," an improvised show about the daily adventures and mishaps of five ex-cons living together in a rehab facility. Aside from her film and TV projects, Spencer was also a talented stage actress. Spencer also landed small parts in feature comedies such as "Big Momma's House" (2000) starring Martin Lawrence and "Beauty Shop" (2005) as one of the opinionated clients who frequent a new salon run by its equally sassy owner (Queen Latifah). Adding to her résumé, Spencer appeared on a number of sitcoms such as "Moesha" (UPN, 1996-2001), and guest starred countless times as a nurse on dramas like "Chicago Hope" (CBS, 1994-2000), "Roswell" (The WB, 1999-2001 UPN, 2001-02) and "The X-Files" (Fox, 1993-2002). In the popular film starring Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey, she played a nurse who tended to Ellen Roark (Bullock) after her assault by members of a Ku Klux Klan chapter in a rural town in Mississippi. In 1996, Spencer made her film-acting debut in the crime drama "A Time to Kill," based on the best-selling 1989 novel by John Grisham.
She attended Auburn University in Auburn, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. The sixth of seven siblings, the future star always knew that she would pursue a career in the film industry, but never thought that it would be as an actress. Octavia Spencer was born in Montgomery, AL.
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