There have only been eleven actresses to ever win the Critic’s Choice Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, British Academy Award, and an Oscar in the same year and Octavia Spencer is one of them. Spencer’s career wasn’t originally in front of the camera. Octavia has seen both sides of the spectrum, and it is clear which side she belongs on. Octavia Lenora Spencer was born in Montgomery, Alabama on May 25, 1970. She is the sixth child out of seven children. She was raised primarily by her mother; her parents separated when she was very young. Her mother was a maid. She attended Jefferson City High School (Blum.) She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Liberal Arts from Auburn University from which she graduated in 1994. Octavia claimed herself to be a "closet" lover of acting. Her mother was very practical. She never, ever restricted her children’s dreams, and always told them that they could do or be anything. Then Octavia said, “Maybe…show more content… As she continued to land more roles in popular shows and films, she became notorious for stealing scenes with her witty, memorable performances. Spencer worked in several genres, including comedy, horror, and drama. In 2000, she had a recurring role in the Columbia Broadcasting System Series City of Angels. Spencer also appeared in the Sci-Fi Channel series The Chronicle. Throughout the early 2000s, she had minor roles in a number of feature films, including S.W.A.T., Bad Santa, and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Spencer was also a basketball player’s mother in the film Coach Carter (Blum.) Octavia has also been in Dinner for Schmucks, Seven Pounds, Never Been Kissed, Spider-Man, and Pretty Ugly People. She has also made a number of guest appearances on television shows such as Raising the Bar, Malcom in the Middle, CSI, The Big Bang Theory, Wizards of Waverly Place, Grounded for Life, and