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I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'

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Octavia Spencer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 25
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Octavia Lenora Spencer
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