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Octavia Spencer

1970-05-25 (54 years old) in Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress, author, and producer. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is one of two black actresses to have received three Academy Award nominations, the first black actress to receive two consecutive Academy Award nominations in back-to-back years, and the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination after previously winning.

Movies

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The Smurfs Movie
0 %|Jul 16, 2025
Animation, Family, Fantasy
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Becoming bell hooks
0 %|Feb 27, 2024
Documentary
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Spirited
69.45 %|Nov 10, 2022
Comedy
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Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
80 %|Sep 22, 2022
Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie
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The Quest for Sleep
0 %|Mar 18, 2022
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The Shack
75 %|Mar 3, 2017
Drama, Fantasy
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Fathers and Daughters
71 %|Oct 1, 2015
Drama
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Insurgent
63.620000000000005 %|Mar 18, 2015
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Black or White
68 %|Sep 6, 2014
Drama
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Get on Up
67.58 %|Aug 1, 2014
Drama, Music
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Jesus People
40 %|Dec 19, 2013
Comedy
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Paradise
50 %|Oct 18, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Lost on Purpose
43 %|Oct 4, 2013
Drama
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Snowpiercer
69.06 %|Aug 1, 2013
Action, Science Fiction, Drama
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Fruitvale Station
73.69 %|Jul 26, 2013
Drama
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
69 %|Apr 20, 2013
Drama
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Blues for Willadean
40 %|Oct 5, 2012
Drama
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Smashed
65 %|Jan 22, 2012
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Flypaper
63.949999999999996 %|Aug 19, 2011
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
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The Help
82 %|Aug 9, 2011
Drama
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Dinner for Schmucks
57.04 %|Jul 30, 2010
Comedy
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Small Town Saturday Night
55 %|May 31, 2010
Drama
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Herpes Boy
0 %|Oct 24, 2009
Comedy
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Halloween II
54 %|Aug 28, 2009
Horror
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Drag Me to Hell
64 %|May 27, 2009
Horror, Thriller
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Love at First Hiccup
54 %|Feb 2, 2009
Comedy, Romance
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Seven Pounds
76.09 %|Dec 18, 2008
Drama
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Pretty Ugly People
43 %|Nov 14, 2008
Comedy
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The Spleenectomy
50 %|Oct 14, 2008
Comedy
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The Nines
60 %|Jan 21, 2007
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
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Pulse
51 %|Aug 11, 2006
Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
58 %|Jan 12, 2006
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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Beauty Shop
63 %|Apr 22, 2005
Comedy, Romance
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
57.41 %|Mar 11, 2005
Action, Comedy
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Coach Carter
75.86 %|Jan 14, 2005
Drama, History
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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
57 %|Jan 23, 2004
Comedy, Romance
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Sol Goode
44.379999999999995 %|Mar 11, 2003
Comedy, Romance
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Little John
71 %|May 5, 2002
Drama, TV Movie
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Spider-Man
73 %|May 1, 2002
Action, Science Fiction
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American Virgin
36.82 %|Jun 2, 2000
Comedy
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Big Momma's House
58 %|May 31, 2000
Crime, Comedy
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Being John Malkovich
74 %|Oct 29, 1999
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Nobody Nothing Nowhere
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy
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Never Been Kissed
62 %|Apr 9, 1999
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Sparkler
25 %|Oct 1, 1997
Comedy, Drama
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Tow
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Encounter
63 %|Dec 3, 2021
Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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Thunder Force
55 %|Apr 9, 2021
Comedy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Superintelligence
60 %|Dec 11, 2020
Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
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Roald Dahl's The Witches
64 %|Oct 26, 2020
Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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Onward
76.79 %|Feb 29, 2020
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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Dolittle
66.01 %|Jan 2, 2020
Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
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Luce
64 %|Aug 2, 2019
Drama, Thriller
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Ma
58 %|May 29, 2019
Horror, Thriller
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Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
81.38999999999999 %|Apr 17, 2019
Documentary, Music
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Instant Family
75.22 %|Nov 13, 2018
Comedy, Drama
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A Kid Like Jake
59.96000000000001 %|Jun 1, 2018
Drama
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Small Town Crime
64 %|Jan 19, 2018
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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The Shape of Water
72.46000000000001 %|Dec 1, 2017
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Gifted
80.24 %|Apr 7, 2017
Drama, Comedy
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Car Dogs
57 %|Mar 24, 2017
Drama, Comedy
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Hidden Figures
80.57000000000001 %|Dec 10, 2016
Drama, History
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Bad Santa 2
54 %|Nov 23, 2016
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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The Free World
61 %|Sep 23, 2016
Romance, Drama
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Allegiant
61.01 %|Mar 9, 2016
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action, Mystery
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Zootopia
77.5 %|Feb 11, 2016
Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
66 %|Oct 5, 2015
Comedy, Drama, Family
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
60.339999999999996 %|Aug 7, 2013
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Just Peck
54 %|Feb 16, 2011
Comedy, Family
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Peep World
47 %|Sep 15, 2010
Comedy
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Love and Distrust
37 %|Aug 16, 2010
Romance, Drama
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The Soloist
67 %|Apr 24, 2009
Drama, Music
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Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
82.47999999999999 %|Apr 6, 2008
Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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Pretty Persuasion
58 %|Jan 22, 2005
Comedy
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Breakin' All the Rules
61 %|May 14, 2004
Comedy, Romance
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Bad Santa
65 %|Nov 26, 2003
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Chicken Party
0 %|Oct 14, 2003
Comedy
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S.W.A.T.
61.589999999999996 %|Aug 8, 2003
Action, Thriller, Crime
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
56.769999999999996 %|Jul 2, 2003
Comedy, Romance
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Everything Put Together
49 %|Nov 2, 2001
Drama, Romance
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The Sky is Falling
80 %|Jun 7, 2001
Comedy, Drama
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Follow the Stars Home
62.94 %|May 6, 2001
TV Movie, Drama, Family, Romance
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The Journeyman
50 %|Mar 10, 2001
Western
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Missing Pieces
56 %|Jan 1, 2001
Drama, TV Movie
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Four Dogs Playing Poker
42 %|Jun 6, 2000
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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What Planet Are You From?
54.870000000000005 %|Mar 3, 2000
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
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Blue Streak
65 %|Sep 17, 1999
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Lansky
56 %|Feb 27, 1999
Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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The 6th Man
61.03 %|Mar 28, 1997
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction
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A Time to Kill
74 %|Jul 24, 1996
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Heart
0 %|Invalid Date
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Valley Girls
0 %|Nov 9, 1996
Comedy

Series

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The Santa Stories
70 %|Dec 8, 2023
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Lost Women of Highway 20
82 %|Nov 5, 2023
Documentary, Crime
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
64 %|Sep 12, 2022
Talk
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Truth Be Told
72 %|Dec 6, 2019
Drama, Mystery
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Truth Be Told
72 %|Dec 6, 2019
Drama, Mystery
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
62 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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Young Sheldon
81 %|Sep 25, 2017
Comedy, Family, Drama
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To Tell the Truth
60 %|Jun 14, 2016
Comedy
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black-ish
72 %|Sep 24, 2014
Comedy
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Red Band Society
72 %|Sep 17, 2014
Drama, Comedy
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
40 %|Feb 6, 2014
Talk
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The Goldbergs
75 %|Sep 24, 2013
Family, Comedy
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Mom
73 %|Sep 23, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Drunk History
68 %|Jul 9, 2013
Comedy, Talk
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
50 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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Dollhouse
72.71 %|Feb 13, 2009
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Raising the Bar
69 %|Sep 1, 2008
Drama
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Wizards of Waverly Place
82.10000000000001 %|Oct 12, 2007
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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Cavemen
34.29 %|Oct 2, 2007
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Big Bang Theory
79.08 %|Sep 24, 2007
Comedy
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Halfway Home
67.5 %|Mar 14, 2007
Comedy, Crime
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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30 Rock
74 %|Oct 11, 2006
Comedy
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Ugly Betty
62.88 %|Sep 28, 2006
Comedy, Drama
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Standoff
60 %|Sep 5, 2006
Drama, Crime
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American Dad!
69.53 %|Feb 6, 2005
Animation, Comedy
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Medium
75 %|Jan 3, 2005
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
68 %|Jan 3, 2005
Comedy, Talk
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CSI: NY
74 %|Sep 22, 2004
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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LAX
74 %|Sep 13, 2004
Drama
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
58 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Presidio Med
80 %|Sep 24, 2002
Drama
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The Chronicle
84 %|Jul 14, 2001
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Grounded for Life
68.60000000000001 %|Jan 10, 2001
Family, Comedy
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
76 %|Oct 6, 2000
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Titus
70 %|Mar 20, 2000
Comedy, Drama
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Malcolm in the Middle
85 %|Jan 9, 2000
Family, Comedy, Drama
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Roswell
77.05 %|Oct 6, 1999
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Becker
72 %|Nov 2, 1998
Comedy
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Dharma & Greg
64.16 %|Sep 24, 1997
Comedy
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Just Shoot Me!
66.6 %|Mar 4, 1997
Comedy
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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Moesha
68.06 %|Jan 23, 1996
Comedy, Family
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ER
78.13 %|Sep 19, 1994
Drama
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Chicago Hope
72 %|Sep 18, 1994
Soap, Drama
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The X-Files
84 %|Sep 10, 1993
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Entertainment Tonight
37 %|Sep 15, 1981
News
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
86.67 %|Dec 24, 1951
Drama
actor
Untitled Tessa Coates Action-Adventure Series
0 %|Invalid Date
Action & Adventure
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Saturday Night Live
69.36 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
86.67 %|Dec 24, 1951
Drama
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
86.67 %|Dec 24, 1951
Drama