RICHMOND, Va. - Danielle Spencer, actor and former child star, died on August 11 at age 60.

Spencer was best known for playing the character of Dee Thomas on 1970s sitcom "What's Happening!!"

"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's co-star Haywood Nelson wrote in a social media post.

"We celebrate Danielle Spencer and her contributions as we regret to inform her departure and transition from a long battle with cancer."

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