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How much do you really know about Octavia Spencer? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

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

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✗ FALSE

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

2.

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

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✗ FALSE

Melissa McCarthy played Ursula in the 2023 live-action The Little Mermaid, not Octavia Spencer.

3.

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

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✗ FALSE

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

4.

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

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✗ FALSE

Mo'Nique was the first, winning Best Supporting Actress for Precious (2009) directed by Lee Daniels. Octavia Spencer won her Oscar for The Help (2011), directed by Tate Taylor, who is white.

5.

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

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✓ TRUE

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

6.

Octavia Spencer won an Emmy for her role in the TV series 'Selfie'.

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✗ FALSE

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

7.

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

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

8.

Octavia Spencer is allergic to chocolate.

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She has stated in interviews that she has a chocolate allergy.

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