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We have tragic news to report from the world of television today:

Actress Danielle Spencer has passed away at the age of 60.

The former child star portrayed Dee on the iconic 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!!

Spencer became a veterinarian after retiring from acting in the 1990s.

News of Spencer’s passing comes courtesy of her friend and former co-star Haywood Nelson, who tells TMZ that she died in a Richmond, Virginia hospital Monday night.

Nelson — who played Dwayne on What’s Happening!! — says that Danielle was surrounded by loved ones, including her mom, Cheryl, and her brother, famed jazz musician Jeremy Pelt.

The actor, who says he always thought of Spencer as his little sister, paid tribute and revealed her cause of death in a moving Instagram po

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