HIDDEN No More

THE OSCAR WINNER OVERCAME POVERTY AND DYSLEXIA TO BECOME A BOX-OFFICE POWERHOUSE

Bruce Fretts, with reporting by Katie Bruno

“Success happens when it’s supposed to and you can appreciate it.”— Octavia Octavia Spencer was shooting a technically complicated pie-baking scene on a steamy Mississippi summer day for her 2011 breakout film The Help when she suddenly became frustrated. “It was really hot, and Octavia was like, ‘Why is this so damn hard?’” co-star Bryce Dallas Howard tells Closer with a laugh. The truth is, it’s never been easy for Octavia, 46, but she’s not one to shy away from a challenge. She’s faced personal and professional obstacles, including a lifelong battle with dyslexia, to become an Oscar-winning actress. She’s recently been nominated for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her powerful performance as Dorothy Vaughan, a pioneering computer expert who worked for NASA in the ’60s, in…

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