Danielle Spencer, Who Played Little Sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ Dies at 60 - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

Dr. Danielle Spencer-David, star of What’s Happening!!, dies at 60

Dr. Danielle Spencer-David, who starred as Dee Thomas in the popular 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!!, died in Richmond this Tuesday after a year-long battle with breast cancer.

‘What’s Happening!!’ star Danielle Spencer dies at 60

Dr. Danielle Spencer, the actress known for her role as “Dee” on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!,” has died at 60 years old after a long battle with cancer Aug. 11.  Her “What’s Happening!!” co-star Haywood Nelson paid tribute to her by way of his Instagram page.  “Dr. Dee, our brilliant, loving, positive, pragmatic warrior, without fail, has finally found her release from the clutches of this world and a body,” Nelson wrote. “We have lost …

Danielle Spencer, who played little sister Dee on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ dies at 60 - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

This Aug. 2019, image provided by Sandra Jones, shows Danielle Spencer posing for a photograph in Midlothian, Va. By Andrew DaltonASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who became a veterinarian later in life, died Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a yearslong battle with cancer, family spo…

Danielle Spencer : Actress, Veterinarian, and Survivor - Hudson Valley Press

Danielle Spencer, best remembered for her role as the witty, lovable, and often hilariously outspoken teenager “Dee Thomas” on the 1970s hit sitcom What’s Happening!! and its spinoff What’s Happening Now!!, passed away on Monday at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Va. She was 60. Danielle had special ties to the Newburgh, New York community, first visiting as a student at Davis University while filming What’s Happening Now!!. During that visit, …