Octavia Spencer - Latest News, Photos, and Videos

Octavia Spencer takes a moment to pose for a photograph while attending a special screening for her upcoming new series Red Band Society held at the Landmark Theatre on Wednesday (June 25) in Los Angeles.

The 43-year-old Oscar-winning actress was joined by her co-stars Dave Annable, Ciara Bravo, Nolan Sotillo, and executive producer Margaret Nagle as they all took part in a Q&A session.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Octavia Spencer

Red Band Society is a provocative, unconventional and, at times, comic high school drama told through the eyes of a group of teenagers who meet as patients in the pediatric ward of Ocean Park Hospital in Los Angeles – Watch the trailer below!

15+ pictures inside of Octavia Spencer and her co-stars at their Red Ban Society special screening… More Here! »

Octavia Spencer hits the carpet at the 2014 Fox Programming Presentation & Fanfront on Monday afternoon (May 12) in New York City.

The 43-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who just landed a major role in the movie Insurgent, was joined by her Red Band Society co-stars Dave Annable, Ciara Bravo, Charlie Rowe, Zoe Levin, Griffin Gluck, and Nolan Sotillo.

Anna Gunn and David Tennant were in attendance to promote their highly anticipated event series Gracepoint. Representing the new drama Backstrom were Rainn Wilson, Thomas Dekker, Dennis Haysbert, and Genevieve Angelson.

Also in attendance from new shows were Empire‘s Taraji P. Henson, Hieroglyph‘s Condola Rashad, and The Last Man on Earth‘s Will Forte.

FYI: Genevieve is wearing a Schumacher dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Veronika Borchers for Pearl Collective jewelry. Anna is wearing a top, skirt, and belt by Monique Lhuillier with an Edie Parker clutch.

35+ pictures inside of the stars of a bunch of new Fox series… More Here! »

Octavia Spencer has joining the cast of Insurgent, the upcoming sequel to the hit movie Divergent!

The 43-year-old Oscar-winning actress will be playing the role of Johanna, the leader of the Amity faction. Looks like the studio is getting Oscar winners to play the faction leaders as Kate Winslet is reprising her role as Jeanine, the Erudite leader.

Here is the sequel’s synopsis (via TheWrap): Tris’ stakes are risen (Shailene Woodley) as she searches for allies and answers in the dystopian ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris and Four (Theo James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world.

Insurgent will hit theaters on March 20, 2015!

Barack Obama hits the stage to give a speech while attending the USC Shoah Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala on Wednesday (May 7) at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City, Calif.

The 52-year-old President of the United States was joined at the event by Octavia Spencer, Samuel L. Jackson, Liam Neeson, Rita Wilson, Jessica Capshaw, Christa Miller, and Steven Spielberg, who introduced Obama before accepting his Shoah Foundation’s Ambassador of Humanity Award.

“I have this remarkable title right now — President of the United States — and yet every day when I wake up, and I think about young girls in Nigeria or children caught up in the conflict in Syria — when there are times in which I want to reach out and save those kids — and having to think through what levers, what power do we have at any given moment,” President Obama said during his speech. “I think, ‘drop by drop by drop,’ that we can erode and wear down these forces that are so destructive; that we can tell a different story.”

“And because of your work — because of your work, Steven, and the work of all who supported you — our children, and their children, and their children’s children will hear from the survivors, but they’ll also hear from the liberators, the Righteous Among the Nations. And because of your work, their stories, years and decades from now, will still be wearing down bigotry, and eroding apathy, and opening hearts, drop by drop by drop.”

15+ pictures inside of Barack Obama and others at the USC Shoah Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Gala… More Here! »

Jason Bateman and Colin Egglesfield try on the City Year Los Angeles jackets while attending the 2014 Spring Break: Destination Education Benefit on Saturday (April 19) at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif.

The guys were joined by Octavia Spencer and Masters of Sex star Teddy Sears.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jason Bateman

The week before, Colin was cheered on by his close pal Malin Akerman at the 2014 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach.

15+ pictures inside of Jason Bateman and Colin Egglesfield at the benefit… More Here! »

Ahna O’Reilly and Octavia Spencer walk the carpet at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards held at the beach on Saturday (March 1) in Santa Monica, Calif.

The ladies were in attendance to support their movie Fruitvale Station, which picked up the award for Best First Feature for director Ryan Coogler. See photos of him accepting the prize with his cast behind him in the gallery below!

Also in attendance at the show were the movie’s stars Michael B. Jordan and Melonie Diaz, both nominated for their acting jobs.

FYI: Ahna is wearing an Elie Saab outfit, Aldo shoes, and Effy Jewelry rose gold diamond ring. Octavia is wearing a Tadashi Shoji dress, Prada shoes, a Jimmy Choo clutch, and Irene Neuwirth jewelry.

10+ pictures inside of Ahna O’Reilly and Octavia Spencer at the awards show… More Here! »

Michael B. Jordan suits up while attending the 2014 AFI Awards Luncheon held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Friday (January 10) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 26-year-old actor was joined at the event by his Fruitvale Station co-stars Octavia Spencer and Melonie Diaz. They were on hand to represent their movie, chosen as one of AFI’s Top Ten Movies of the Year.

FYI: Michael is wearing Gucci tailoring, a Piaget timepiece, and Burberry Prorsum shoes. Melonie is wearing an Honor dress, Jimmy Choo shoes and bag, Le Vian earrings, and rings by H. Stern and AS29. Octavia is wearing an EF Collection ring.

15+ pictures inside of Michael B. Jordan and others at the event… More Here! »