US EditionDanielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60
Dr. Danielle Spencer, known for her role on the sitcom What's Happening!!, died at 60 after a long cancer battle and later made a career as a veterinarian.
- Danielle Spencer, who played Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom 'What's Happening!!,' died at age 60 after a long battle with cancer.
- Spencer survived a car crash at age 8 that killed her stepfather and left her in a coma for 3 weeks, later experiencing paralysis due to spinal stenosis.
- She earned a veterinary medicine degree from Tuskegee University in 1993 and was the first child star inducted into the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Her pointed tongue made her one of the most striking serial characters of the seventies. Now actress Danielle Spencer died at the age of 60.
Danielle Spencer, Child Star on Groundbreaking '70s Sitcom 'What's Happening,' Dies at 60
Danielle Spencer, the former child actress best known for her role as sassy tween Dee Thomas on the groundbreaking sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” died Monday after battling cancer for several years. She was 60. The news was made public by her friend and former co-star, actor Haywood Nelson, who wrote on Instagram, “Brilliance! It comes in a great many forms. We all have them and we all have this family’s – Dr. Danielle Spencer (June 24, 1965 – Aug…
Danielle Spencer, 'What's Happening!!' Star, Dead at 60
Dr. Danielle Spencer, the former child star of ABC's 1970s show, "What's Happening!!," died on Monday at the age of 60, according to her brother and former co-star, Jeremy Pelt. The post Danielle Spencer, ‘What’s Happening!!’ Star, Dead at 60 appeared first on Breitbart.
Danielle Spencer, an actress known for playing witty younger sister Dee Thomas in the 70s comedy What's going on! (What's Happening!!), died on Monday, August 11 at a Virginia hospital, her brother announced on Instagram.
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