Let's make this birthday one to remember.

52 years old (Born on May 25, 1972)

Happy Birthday, Octavia Spencer! Whether you're serving up pies filled with your famous vengeance in "The Help," or cracking mysteries as the savvy podcaster Poppy Scoville in "Truth Be Told," you deliver roles that make us laugh, cheer, and reconsider pie recipes entirely.

Your outstanding talent continually earns awards—but don't worry—we won't ask you to share the exact recipe for Minnie's chocolate pie. Keep dazzling audiences with powerful performances and moments of gracious wit. Today, we celebrate your brilliance (and culinary courage) warmly—for Hollywood wouldn't be half as deliciously vibrant without someone like you lighting it up!