# @octaviaspencer on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da0jSROmn-0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67822528-octaviaspencer-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8edacdc1fc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15T16:59:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Octavia Spencer (@octaviaspencer) — https://gondola.cc/octaviaspencer

## Caption

What an honor to be featured in essence this month, and on the premiere day of #RideOrDie!  Thank you to all involved for making this gorgeous shoot happen 💜

🔁 essence For Octavia Spencer, every performance starts in the same place: truth.

Whether she’s making us laugh, cry, or hold our breath through a high-speed chase, the Academy Award winner says the goal is never to chase the moment. It’s to honor it.

In our latest digital cover story, Spencer reflects on Ride or Die, building Debbie Claybourne from the inside out, and why authenticity has remained the constant throughout a career defined by range.

“For me, it’s about finding the truth in every scene.”

Read her full cover story at ESSENCE.com. 

Photographer BexxFrancois
Stylist waymanandmicah
Makeup missvalnoble
Hair davestanwell
Production apt.5f
 
ESSENCE
Editorial Director ghostwritervic
Content Operations Manager shelbylnstewart
VP, Creative praise_odg
VP, of Social & Special Projects mentionme
Visuals Director hashtag_bre
Art Director so.lit
Senior Branded Content Producer jadeaavalos 
Writer skylxrfaith

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