Regina King arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, Pool) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the final round of presenters for the 96th Academy Awards. Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Ariana Grande, Steven Spielberg, Anya Taylor-Joy, Christoph Waltz,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer Excited About Her Walk Of Fame Honor
Octavia Spencer recently shared how she feels about receiving her Walk of Fame Honor. Spencer said, “How do you respond to that? To know that you will forever be a part of the mythology of this town. It was a rare moment where I just couldn’t think of anything to say.” She added, “It’s a… Read more »
Octavia Spencer Admits She’s Been Lying About Her Age
Oscar award winning actress Octavia Spencer has made a confession; she’s been lying about her age. What??? She made the confession on her birthday. Monday May 25th was Octavia’s birthday. She posted a video on her Instagram admitting that she was turning 50 and not 48. She said people would call her out saying, we… Read more »
MOVIES: Octavia Spencer is ‘MA’ … Be Very Afraid!
Another reason to run-not-walk to you nearest movie theater is the movie ‘MA‘ starring Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer! Spencer portrays a lonely middle-aged woman befriends a group of teens. She allows them to have a house party in her basement with a few house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober, there is… Read more »
LeBron Negotiated Spencer’s Equal Pay Deal For Netflix Project
LeBron James stepped up in a big way to help Academy Award wining actress Octavia Spencer get equal pay in project for Netflix. The star NBA player served as Spencer’s sponsor in pay negotiations for a biopic about the self-made African American trailblazer in the beauty industry, Madame C.J. Walker. Spencer and James make a… Read more »
Octavia Spencer: ‘There’s never a reason for a child to be separated from a parent’
KRNB – Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer plays a caseworker in her latest movie, ‘Instant Family,’ about a real life couple who adopted a young girl and her siblings. BET talked to Spencer about the movie and her thoughts about adoption and foster care in America. “I try to think of where I was as a… Read more »