IMDb Page
Movie Release Date Character Age at Release
Becoming bell hooks 02/27/24 53
Spirited 11/10/22 Kimberly 52
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 09/22/22 Self 52
The Quest for Sleep 03/18/22 Narrator 51
Encounter 12/03/21 Hattie Hayes 51
Thunder Force 04/09/21 Emily Stanton 50
Superintelligence 12/11/20 Voice of Octavia Spencer (voice) 50
Roald Dahl's The Witches 10/26/20 Grandma 50
Onward 02/29/20 The Manticore (voice) 49
Dolittle 01/02/20 Dab-Dab (voice) 49
Luce 08/02/19 Harriet Wilson 49
Ma 05/29/19 Sue Ann 49
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé 04/17/19 Self 48
Instant Family 11/16/18 Karen 48
A Kid Like Jake 06/01/18 Judy 48
Small Town Crime 01/19/18 Kelly Banks 47
The Shape of Water 12/01/17 Zelda Fuller 47
Gifted 04/07/17 Roberta Taylor 46
Car Dogs 03/24/17 Mrs. Barrett 46
The Shack 03/03/17 Papa / Elouisa 46
Hidden Figures 12/10/16 Dorothy Vaughan 46
Bad Santa 2 11/23/16 Opal 46
The Free World 09/23/16 Linda Workman 46
Allegiant 03/09/16 Johanna Reyes 45
Zootopia 02/11/16 Mrs. Otterton (voice) 45
The Great Gilly Hopkins 10/05/15 Miss Harris 45
Fathers and Daughters 10/01/15 Dr. Corman 45
Insurgent 03/18/15 Johanna Reyes 44
Black or White 09/06/14 Rowena Jeffers 44
Get on Up 08/01/14 Aunt Honey 44
Jesus People 12/19/13 Angel Angelique 43
Paradise 10/18/13 Loray 43
Lost on Purpose 10/04/13 Nurse Keller 43
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 08/07/13 Martha (voice) 43
Snowpiercer 08/01/13 Tanya 43
Fruitvale Station 07/26/13 Wanda 43
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy 06/19/13 Narrator (voice) 43
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 04/20/13 Dr. Nance 42
Blues for Willadean 10/05/12 LeSonia Robinson 42
Smashed 01/22/12 Jenny 41
Flypaper 08/19/11 Madge Wiggins 41
The Help 08/09/11 Minny Jackson 41
Just Peck 02/16/11 Detention Teacher 40
Peep World 09/15/10 Alison 40
Love and Distrust 08/16/10 Rhonda (segment "Auto Motives") 40
Dinner for Schmucks 07/30/10 Madame Nora 40
Small Town Saturday Night 05/31/10 Rhonda Dooley 40
Herpes Boy 10/24/09 Rochelle 39
Halloween II 08/28/09 Nurse Daniels 39
Drag Me to Hell 05/27/09 Bank Co-Worker 39
The Soloist 04/24/09 Troubled Woman 38
Love at First Hiccup 02/02/09 Mrs. Hambrick 38
Seven Pounds 12/18/08 Kate the Home Health Care Nurse 38
Pretty Ugly People 11/14/08 Mary 38
The Spleenectomy 10/14/08 Nurse 38
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School 04/06/08 Dr. Evilini 37
The Nines 01/21/07 Streetwalker 36
Pulse 08/11/06 Landlady 36
Beauty Shop 04/22/05 Big Customer 34
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 03/11/05 Middle-Aged Woman 34
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 01/24/05 Ayisha Lebaron 34
Pretty Persuasion 01/22/05 Woman 34
Coach Carter 01/14/05 Mrs. Battle 34
Breakin' All the Rules 05/14/04 Stylist 33
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 01/23/04 Janine 33
Bad Santa 11/26/03 Opal 33
Chicken Party 10/14/03 Laqueta Mills 33
S.W.A.T. 08/08/03 Neighbor in Alley 33
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 07/02/03 Security Guard 33
Sol Goode 03/11/03 Unemployment Clerk 32
Little John 05/05/02 Waitress 31
Spider-Man 05/01/02 Check-In Girl 31
Everything Put Together 11/02/01 Nurse B 31
The Sky is Falling 06/07/01 Nurse #2 31
Follow the Stars Home 05/06/01 Hildy 30
The Journeyman 03/10/01 Black Belly 30
Missing Pieces 01/01/01 Elegant Guest (as Octavia L. Spencer) 30
Four Dogs Playing Poker 06/06/00 Waitress 30
American Virgin 06/02/00 Agnes Large 30
Big Momma's House 05/31/00 Twila 30
What Planet Are You From? 03/03/00 Baby Nurse 29
Being John Malkovich 10/29/99 Woman in Elevator 29
Blue Streak 09/17/99 Shawna 29
Never Been Kissed 04/09/99 Cynthia 28
Lansky 02/27/99 Evelyn 28
Sparkler 10/01/97 Wanda 27
The 6th Man 03/28/97 Nativity Watson 26
Valley Girls 11/09/96 Cheerleader 26
A Time to Kill 07/24/96 Roark's Nurse 26
Nobody Nothing Nowhere None 53
Untitled Holiday Comedy Project None 53
The Heart None 53