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You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from experience.

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Octavia Spencer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 25
Actor
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Film Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Montgomery
Alabama
Octavia Lenora Spencer
Octavia L. Spencer
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