AL HJR199

Commends Octavia Spencer for winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012, for her role as Minny Jackson in "The Help"

Notes that Spencer was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 25, 1972, and graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1988

Recognizes her Auburn University degree in Liberal Arts (1994) and her acting career beginning with a 1995 role in "A Time To Kill"

Acknowledges her additional awards for "The Help," including a 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress-Motion Picture and a BAFTA from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Extends heartiest congratulations from the Alabama Legislature with best wishes for continued success in future endeavors