Octavia Spencer
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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 Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She is one of two women of color to have received three Oscar nominations and the first black actress to receive two consecutive nominations.
Spencer made her film debut in the 1996 drama A Time to Kill. Following a decade of brief roles in film and television, her breakthrough came in 2011, when she played a maid in 1960s America in The Help, for which she won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station (2013), she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Spencer received further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for playing other women in 1960s America, the mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in the biographical drama Hidden Figures (2016), and a cleaning woman in the fantasy drama The Shape of Water (2017). She also appeared in the films Smashed (2012), Snowpiercer (2013), Get on Up (2014), The Divergent Series (2015–16), Gifted (2017), Instant Family (2018), and Onward (2020); and had starring roles in The Shack (2017), Luce (2019), and Ma (2019).
Spencer also had a recurring role in the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–15) and a starring role in the Fox teen drama series Red Band Society (2014–15). She portrays the lead role in the Apple TV+ drama series Truth Be Told (2019–present), and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal Madam C. J. Walker in the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020). As an author, Spencer created the children's book series Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective. She has published two books in the series, titled The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (2013) and The Sweetest Heist in History (2015).
Octavia placed 4th in her original season
Spencer made her film debut in the 1996 drama A Time to Kill. Following a decade of brief roles in film and television, her breakthrough came in 2011, when she played a maid in 1960s America in The Help, for which she won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station (2013), she won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Spencer received further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for playing other women in 1960s America, the mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in the biographical drama Hidden Figures (2016), and a cleaning woman in the fantasy drama The Shape of Water (2017). She also appeared in the films Smashed (2012), Snowpiercer (2013), Get on Up (2014), The Divergent Series (2015–16), Gifted (2017), Instant Family (2018), and Onward (2020); and had starring roles in The Shack (2017), Luce (2019), and Ma (2019).
Spencer also had a recurring role in the CBS sitcom Mom (2013–15) and a starring role in the Fox teen drama series Red Band Society (2014–15). She portrays the lead role in the Apple TV+ drama series Truth Be Told (2019–present), and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal Madam C. J. Walker in the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020). As an author, Spencer created the children's book series Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective. She has published two books in the series, titled The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit (2013) and The Sweetest Heist in History (2015).
Octavia placed 4th in her original season
Giovanni Pernice
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Giovanni Pernice (born 5 September 1990) is an Italian dancer and choreographer, best known for the Italian Open Latin Dance Champion (2012) and the Guinness World Record holder for Jive kicks and flicks, as well as Charleston swivels.
Giovanni's previous DWTSVR partners includes: Omarosa (Runner-up), Angela Bassett (Winners), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Winners)
Giovanni's previous DWTSVR partners includes: Omarosa (Runner-up), Angela Bassett (Winners), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Winners)
Octavia Spencer & Giovanni Pernice
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Week 1: Samba: "Loco Contigo"- DJ Snake ft. J Balvin, Tyga (27)
Week 2: Foxtrot: "Isn't She Lovely"- Stevie Wonder (32)
Week 3: Jazz: "Just Fine"- Mary J. Blige (29)
Week 4: Waltz: "Come Away With Me"- Norah Jones (31)
Week 5: Cha-Cha-Cha: "Try Everything"- Shakira (34)
Week 6: Rumba: "No Words"- Janita (35)
Week 7: Quickstep: "Karma Chameleon"- Culture Kulture (36)
Week 8: Salsa: "Jump In The Line"- Harry Belafonte (37)
Total: 261.0
Average: 32.625
Week 2: Foxtrot: "Isn't She Lovely"- Stevie Wonder (32)
Week 3: Jazz: "Just Fine"- Mary J. Blige (29)
Week 4: Waltz: "Come Away With Me"- Norah Jones (31)
Week 5: Cha-Cha-Cha: "Try Everything"- Shakira (34)
Week 6: Rumba: "No Words"- Janita (35)
Week 7: Quickstep: "Karma Chameleon"- Culture Kulture (36)
Week 8: Salsa: "Jump In The Line"- Harry Belafonte (37)
Total: 261.0
Average: 32.625