sentences:  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.