Danielle Spencer, a fan favorite for her role as Dee Thomas on the classic sitcom What’s Happening!!, has passed away.

Spencer died on Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, as confirmed by her What’s Happening!! co-star, Haywood Nelson, to The Hollywood Reporter.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy in 2014. In 2018, she had emergency surgery to address brain bleeding. A GoFundMe page was created to help cover her medical expenses.

“She suffered for a very long time but did it with a great deal of courage,” Nelson told THR.

Spencer was 60 years old.

What’s Happening!! was loosely inspired by the 1975 film Cooley High, written by Eric Monte, who also created the sitcom set in Watts. Following a successful four-week trial run in August 1976, the comedy

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