Danielle Spencer died at the age of 60 in August 2025 following a battle with cancer. The late child star-turned-veterinarian — best known for her role in the 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!! — built more than a life in showbusiness, which likely contributed to her net worth and overall success. As fans mourn her death , others are learning about Spencer’s career.

“We have lost a daughter, sister, family member, What’s Happening cast member, veterinarian animal rights proponent and healer, and cancer heroine,” Spencer’s former What’s Happening!! co-star Haywood Nelson wrote in an Instagram post after she died. “Our Shero. Danielle is loved. She will be missed in this form and forever embraced. … Dr. Dee, our brilliant, loving, positive, pragmatic warrior, without fail, has fin

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