SCOUT· 62%1h 18m·2026-09-15·ComedyOctavia Spencer on Her 15-Year “Overnight Success” & Defying Hollywood
Octavia Spencer jokes that she was an “overnight success” 15 years in the making. She and Keke discuss the friends and mentors who shaped her, from Melissa McCarthy to Whoopi Goldberg, plus her sister hanging up on Patrick Swayze. She shares how she trusted herself and defied Hollywood after her Oscar win for The Help…
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