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Danielle Spencer, who played Dee Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom "What’s Happening!! ," has died. She was 60.

Spencer died Monday in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

She was reportedly diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy in 2014, according to The Hollywood Reporter . In 2018, Spencer underwent emergency surgery to relieve bleeding in her brain.

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A GoFundMe page was set up to help her pay for her medical expenses at the time.

"She suffered for a very long time but did it with a great deal of courage," her co-star Haywood Nelson told the outlet.

On Tuesday, Nelson took to social media to share the news.

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