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'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood

Octavia Spencer plays businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker in the Netflix series Self Made. "I've always felt that her story was germane to who I am as a black woman," Spencer says. Amanda Matlovich/Netflix hide caption

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'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood

Spencer plays businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker in a new Netflix series Self Made. Walker was born on a plantation in 1867 and built an empire selling hair and makeup products designed for black women.

'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood

Octavia Spencer plays businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker in the Netflix series Self Made. "I've always felt that her story was germane to who I am as a black woman," Spencer says. Amanda Matlovich/Netflix hide caption

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'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood

'I Always, Always Fight': Octavia Spencer On Demanding More From Hollywood

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