Octavia Spencer Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Octavia Spencer been in? This complete Octavia Spencer filmography lists 100 credited roles (71 films, 29 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2026, with links to our full guides where available.

Octavia Spencer movies in order

• A Time to Kill (1996) as Roark's Nurse
• The 6th Man (1997) as Nativity Watson
• Lansky (1999) as Evelyn
• Never Been Kissed (1999) as Cynthia
• Blue Streak (1999) as Shawna
• Being John Malkovich (1999) as Woman in Elevator
• What Planet Are You From? (2000) as Baby Nurse
• Big Momma's House (2000) as Twila
• Follow the Stars Home (2001) as Hildy
• Everything Put Together (2001) as Nurse B
• Spider-Man (2002) as Check-In Girl
• Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) as Security Guard
• S.W.A.T. (2003) as Neighbor in Alley
• Bad Santa (2003) as Opal
• Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) as Janine
• Breakin' All the Rules (2004) as Stylist
• Coach Carter (2005) as Mrs. Battle
• Pretty Persuasion (2005) as Woman
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) as Middle-Aged Woman
• Beauty Shop (2005) as Big Customer
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006) as Ayisha Lebaron
• Pulse (2006) as Landlady
• The Nines (2007) as Streetwalker
• Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School (2008) as Dr. Evilini
• Pretty Ugly People (2008) as Mary
• Seven Pounds (2008) as Kate the Home Health Care Nurse
• Love at First Hiccup (2009) as Mrs. Hambrick
• The Soloist (2009) as Troubled Woman
• Drag Me to Hell (2009) as Bank Co-Worker
• Halloween II (2009) as Nurse Daniels
• Small Town Saturday Night (2010) as Rhonda Dooley
• Dinner for Schmucks (2010) as Madame Nora
• Love and Distrust (2010) as Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives")
• Peep World (2010) as Alison
• Just Peck (2011) as Detention Teacher
• The Help (2011) as Minny Jackson
• Flypaper (2011) as Madge Wiggins
• Smashed (2012) as Jenny
• Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) as Dr. Nance
• Fruitvale Station (2013) as Wanda
• Snowpiercer (2013) as Tanya
• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) as Martha (voice)
• Paradise (2013) as Loray
• Get On Up (2014) as Aunt Honey
• Black or White (2015) as Rowena Jeffers
• Insurgent (2015) as Johanna Reyes
• Fathers and Daughters (2015) as Dr. Corman
• The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) as Miss Harris
• Zootopia (2016) as Mrs. Otterton (voice)
• Allegiant (2016) as Johanna Reyes
• The Free World (2016) as Linda Workman
• Bad Santa 2 (2016) as Opal
• Hidden Figures (2016) as Dorothy Vaughan
• The Shack (2017) as Papa / Elouisa
• Gifted (2017) as Roberta Taylor
• The Shape of Water (2017) as Zelda Fuller
• Small Town Crime (2018) as Kelly Banks
• A Kid Like Jake (2018) as Judy
• Instant Family (2018) as Karen
• HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé (2019) as Self
• Ma (2019) as Sue Ann
• Luce (2019) as Harriet Wilson
• Dolittle (2020) as Dab-Dab (voice)
• Onward (2020) as The Manticore (voice)
• Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020) as Grandma
• Superintelligence (2020) as Octavia Spencer (voice)
• Thunder Force (2021) as Emily Stanton
• Encounter (2021) as Hattie Hayes
• Spirited (2022) as Kimberly
• Smurfs (2025) as Asmodius (voice)
• Tow (2026) as Barbara

Octavia Spencer TV shows

• The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
• The X-Files (1993) as Nurse
• Chicago Hope (1994) as Nurse Jane
• ER (1994) as Maria Jones
• Moesha (1996) as Gloria
• Just Shoot Me! (1997) as Nurse
• Dharma & Greg (1997) as Gloria
• Brimstone (1998) as Duty Nurse
• Becker (1998) as Ticket Woman
• Roswell (1999) as Nurse
• Malcolm in the Middle (2000) as Cashier
• Titus (2000) as Ms. Alice Hays
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Sherry
• Grounded for Life (2001) as Admitting Nurse
• CSI: NY (2004) as Child Welfare Rep
• Medium (2005) as Jurist
• American Dad! (2005) as Shonteeva (voice)
• Ugly Betty (2006) as Constance Grady
• 30 Rock (2006) as Octavia Spencer
• The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Octavia
• Wizards of Waverly Place (2007) as Dr. Evilini
• Dollhouse (2009) as Professor Janack
• Mom (2013) as Regina Tompkins
• Red Band Society (2014) as Nurse Jackson
• black-ish (2014) as Octavia Spencer
• Young Sheldon (2017) as Officer Rhonda Tomasson
• Truth Be Told (2019) as Poppy Scoville
• Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020) as Madam C. J. Walker
• Ride or Die (2026) as Debbie Claybourne

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.