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What’s Happening!! child star Danielle Spencer died on Aug. 11 at age 60

Her death was announced by her former costar Haywood Nelson, who shared, "Dr. Dee, our brilliant, loving, positive, pragmatic warrior, without fail, has finally found her release from the clutches of this world and a body"

Spencer starred as Dee Thomas on What’s Happening!! in the 1970s

Danielle Spencer, who was best known for playing the role of Dee Thomas on What’s Happening!! , has died. She was 60.

Spencer died on Aug. 11, according to an Instagram post from her former What’s Happening!! costar Haywood Nelson.

“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 – August 11, 2025),” shared Nelson, who played D

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