Octavia Spencer on Jay Leno

Jay Leno welcomes Octavia Spencer to “The Tonight Show" - along with Bill Maher and Alice Cooper. Her appearance is one more exciting event in the whirlwind surrounding her movie role.

The Detroit Free Press says, "Octavia Spencer delivers a breakout performance as the too-sassy-to-suffer-forever Minny." EW.com calls Minny "a pixie-faced rascal of a housekeeper/cook who's feisty and contemptuous." Watch the two videos.

Interview Clip #1
Part 1: Octavia Spencer on her visit to the White House


Interview Clip #2
Part 2: Octavia Spencer on moving from Alabama to Los Angeles and her Keanu moment.