Octavia Spencer will be joined by Will Farrell and Allison Janney for the unveiling of her Walk of Fame star.
Spencer co-stars with Farrell in"Spirited," Apple TV+'s musical comedy re-telling of"A Christmas Carol'' which premiered on the streaming service Nov. 18. Janney and Spencer were castmates in the 2011 period comedy-drama"The Help," which Spencer won her Oscar for her portrayal of a maid in Jackson, Mississippi in 1963.The star is the 2,742nd since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the first 1,558 stars.. Or, just click the embedded video below.
Born May 25, 1970, in Montgomery, Alabama, Spencer had been a casting assistant who made her film debut with a one-line role in the 1996 legal drama,"A Time to Kill," portraying the nurse treating the law student played by Sandra Bullock. It was the first of at least 16 times Spencer has portrayed a nurse.
Spencer's first high-profile role was a four-episode arc as an amorous immigration caseworker on the ABC comedy-drama"Ugly Betty" in 2007. Spencer also received best supporting actress Oscar nominations in 2017 for portrayal of mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in"Hidden Figures'' and in 2018 for role as a cleaning woman in a secret government laboratory in"The Shape of Water."
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