Question 1

True or false: Octavia Spencer originally auditioned for the lead role in 'The Help' before being cast as Minny.

Accepted Answer

False. She auditioned for the role of Minny from the start; the lead role of Skeeter went to Emma Stone.

Question 2

True or false: Octavia Spencer is a published author of a children's book series about a young girl named Randi.

Accepted Answer

True. She co-wrote the 'Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective' series, inspired by her own childhood love of mysteries and adventure.

Question 3

True or false: Octavia Spencer is a trained opera singer and performed at Carnegie Hall in her twenties.

Accepted Answer

False. She studied theater at Auburn University but has no professional opera training or Carnegie Hall performance.

Question 4

True or false: Octavia Spencer was the voice of the character 'Ursula' in the live-action 'The Little Mermaid'.

Accepted Answer

False. Melissa McCarthy played Ursula. Spencer voiced a different villain, 'The Witch', in Disney's 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms'.

Question 5

True or false: Octavia Spencer was the first Black actress to win an Oscar for a role in a film directed by a Black director.

Accepted Answer

True. She won Best Supporting Actress for 'The Help' (2011), directed by Tate Taylor, who is white. The statement is false.

Question 6

True or false: Octavia Spencer won an Emmy for her role in the TV series 'Selfie'.

Accepted Answer

False. She never won an Emmy for 'Selfie'; it was short-lived. She has won an Oscar and multiple SAG Awards instead.

Question 7

True or false: Octavia Spencer is allergic to chocolate and has never eaten a chocolate bar in her life.

Accepted Answer

True. She has a severe allergy to chocolate, which she revealed in interviews, avoiding it entirely since childhood.

Question 8

True or false: Before acting, Octavia Spencer worked as a set dresser on the film 'A Time to Kill'.

Accepted Answer

True. She was a production assistant and helped with set dressing, which is how she met Matthew McConaughey and began her acting career.

Octavia Spencer Trivia Questions