Octavia Spencer is an American actress and author best known for her role as Minny Jackson in the Civil Rights drama The Help. For her performance, she won many awards including Academy award, Gloden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and much more. Her role in the movies like Get On Up, Black or White, Smashed, Snowpiecer etc was widely liked and praised by the critics. She has also published books as an author.
Octavia Spencer’s married life, relationships, and affairs
Octavia Spencer is known to be single at present. She has maintained privacy about her personal details and has not revealed about her past affairs and dating history. However, there are still some rumors about the actress and her personal life.
A few years back, Octavia’s name was linked with Josh Hopkins and was a s sumed to be dating each other. However, no any proof was found to support the truth of the rumor. She was also guessed to be dating Tate Taylor. Octavia has not spoken about it yet and has neither denied clearly.
According to some news sites, Octavia was dating a man some years back but she never revealed the identity of the person to the media. She has spotted alone in the public places and there is no rumor about her affairs at present. She is unmarried till the date.
Early life and short career of the actress
Octavia was born to Dellsena, a maid with six siblings. She was a graduate of Jefferson Davis High School in 1988 and owned bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Auburn University.
Octavia debuted as a nurse in A Time to Kill and started her acting career. She has also portrayed various roles in numerous movies. She made her stage debut in 2003 in The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife. Her role in Seven Pounds as Kate was highly praised and gained huge media attention. She also appeared in many short movies during the period and received numerous awards and nominations.