Dr. Danielle Spencer, best known for her role as "Dee Thomas" on the 1970s sitcom "What’s Happening!!," has died. She was 60
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Lot of young deaths on that show. I’m glad she pursued her passion.
aug 12, 2025, 5:57 pm • 0 0 • view
Dee was the OG know-it-all little sister and the blueprint for so many to come after her. Rest peacefully, Dr. Spencer.🕊️
aug 12, 2025, 3:59 pm • 22 1 • view
Very sad news. She was so young. I loved her on “What’s Happening?!” and the show in general.
aug 12, 2025, 4:26 pm • 0 0 • view
RIP. Cancer sucks 😞
aug 12, 2025, 4:21 pm • 0 0 • view
🙏🏾🙏🏾
aug 12, 2025, 3:51 pm • 4 0 • view
I infertile that she went in to become a doctor and not a child star burnout. Sad she’s gone though
aug 12, 2025, 3:52 pm • 0 0 • view
😥RIP Dr. Danielle Spencer I loved her on What's Happening. Sad to hear she's gone.
aug 12, 2025, 6:01 pm • 1 0 • view
I just started watching this with my kids last week. I always loved her and now they do too. Rest well, Dr. Spencer.
aug 12, 2025, 5:07 pm • 2 0 • view
This is so sad. She was incredibly talented with a sharp wit (and even sharper tongue!). May she rest in peace.
aug 12, 2025, 5:13 pm • 0 0 • view
This news makes me sad. My family used to roll out laughing at her snides. RIP and peace to her family and friends.
aug 12, 2025, 4:09 pm • 2 0 • view
How sad. May she rest in peace.
aug 12, 2025, 3:52 pm • 1 0 • view
She was so funny…loved her deliveries and her facial expressions!
aug 12, 2025, 3:52 pm • 1 0 • view
🙏🏾🙏🏾
aug 12, 2025, 11:23 pm • 0 0 • view
🙏🏽🕊
aug 12, 2025, 3:53 pm • 1 0 • view
She was so funny. It's not just that she was so good at being bratty, but her timing was so on point--she was brilliant.
aug 13, 2025, 2:07 am • 1 0 • view
aug 12, 2025, 3:52 pm • 10 0 • view
Aw man, I loved what’s happening- she was the best
aug 12, 2025, 4:47 pm • 2 0 • view
Wow!
aug 12, 2025, 4:36 pm • 0 0 • view
Ooooh, I’m tellin’ momma!
aug 12, 2025, 5:10 pm • 2 0 • view
😢 ~ t00 young
aug 12, 2025, 5:11 pm • 0 0 • view
Whoa. Waaaay too young to go. 😢
aug 12, 2025, 3:49 pm • 8 0 • view
So sad 😥. Rest in Power 🙏🕯✨️
aug 12, 2025, 7:46 pm • 1 0 • view
Damn cancer! Loved What’s Happening!! RIP Dr. Spencer.
aug 12, 2025, 3:50 pm • 10 0 • view
Gen X loses another one. So sad.
aug 12, 2025, 6:15 pm • 6 0 • view
RIP Dr. Spencer. So sad.
aug 12, 2025, 3:58 pm • 2 0 • view
Her perfect deadpan delivery is still literally unmatched to this day. I miss her already. 🥲
aug 12, 2025, 5:43 pm • 0 0 • view
🕊️
aug 12, 2025, 7:16 pm • 0 0 • view
💖💖💖💖🤗💖💖💖💖 🤍🕊️🪽🤍🫂🤍🪽🕊️🤍
aug 12, 2025, 11:23 pm • 0 0 • view
Gen X....my word its been a year.
aug 13, 2025, 1:16 am • 2 0 • view
RIP
aug 12, 2025, 3:49 pm • 2 0 • view
“Oooooo Ima tell my Momma” RIP Dr Spencer 💔😢
aug 12, 2025, 4:22 pm • 16 0 • view
:(
aug 12, 2025, 4:43 pm • 0 0 • view
So young. RIP.
aug 12, 2025, 4:08 pm • 1 0 • view
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
aug 12, 2025, 3:54 pm • 7 0 • view
This is so sad, she was so young. On Sunday I watched a really well done YT video about the making of What’s Happening but from the perspective of the young actors and how they were treated and ripped off by Hollywood. She was the bright light on that show and was always my favorite. #RIPDanielle
aug 12, 2025, 4:57 pm • 5 0 • view
I loved her character so much. May she rest in eternal peace.
aug 12, 2025, 6:35 pm • 1 0 • view
😢
aug 12, 2025, 4:39 pm • 1 0 • view
Much love to Dee Dee. Amazing that show only ran for three years, it was a big part of our childhood
aug 13, 2025, 12:10 am • 2 0 • view
OMG RIP Danielle
aug 12, 2025, 5:58 pm • 1 0 • view
😢
aug 13, 2025, 3:13 am • 1 0 • view
One of the best tv characters ever.
aug 12, 2025, 4:33 pm • 0 0 • view
RIP Dee.
aug 12, 2025, 9:08 pm • 1 0 • view
😞
aug 12, 2025, 5:25 pm • 0 0 • view
💔
aug 12, 2025, 3:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Dee had to be paid for secrets. 😆 RIP Dee😔💗
aug 13, 2025, 10:09 pm • 1 0 • view
Woooooooow.
aug 12, 2025, 3:48 pm • 1 0 • view
Much too young. R.I.P.
aug 15, 2025, 10:59 pm • 0 0 • view
oh no 🥹
aug 12, 2025, 3:55 pm • 2 0 • view
No. Too young. But life well lived.
aug 12, 2025, 4:20 pm • 0 0 • view
So young! She was iconic.
aug 12, 2025, 3:57 pm • 3 0 • view
God, I'm gonna be the same age next month. She was a smart ass on that show, just like me.
aug 12, 2025, 5:09 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh man. Just the way she would say “Raj!” would crack me up
aug 12, 2025, 3:50 pm • 8 0 • view
One of the greatest overlooked TV themes. youtu.be/8V8QMbLd2f8?...
aug 13, 2025, 5:21 pm • 2 0 • view
😢😢😢😢
aug 12, 2025, 4:21 pm • 0 0 • view
ooH! I'm telling Mama! - she played the best little sister. RIP
aug 12, 2025, 4:25 pm • 7 0 • view
I’m still shell shocked from Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s passing. Now this. RIP Dr. Danielle Spencer! Condolences to her Family! 🙏🏾
aug 13, 2025, 2:48 am • 3 0 • view
So sorry to hear this. Dr. Spencer left a wonderful legacy with her veterinary work, but will always be loved and remembered as fiesty little "Dee" to millions of fans.
aug 12, 2025, 11:01 pm • 2 0 • view
💖
aug 12, 2025, 4:10 pm • 1 0 • view
I do not remember watching the show, but the photo, "What's Happening" and "Raj!" feels familiar to me. Looking at the cast photo, I see more familiar faces. I must have watched, but I was very young.
aug 12, 2025, 4:29 pm • 0 0 • view
I remember her as Dee. I just learned from the news reports that she was a veterinarian and animal advocate. RIP.
aug 12, 2025, 5:28 pm • 1 0 • view
Damn. She was incredibly talented and, as a child actor, had a presence and wisdom well beyond her years.
aug 12, 2025, 5:05 pm • 1 0 • view
Only 60! 😪
aug 12, 2025, 5:54 pm • 0 0 • view
Sorry to hear this - too young! May she RIP. 💐
aug 12, 2025, 6:04 pm • 0 0 • view
I loved her. So sassy, and had great line delivery. 60 years old is way too young. 😕
aug 12, 2025, 3:49 pm • 30 0 • view
Omg!
aug 12, 2025, 4:31 pm • 0 0 • view
💔
aug 13, 2025, 12:57 am • 1 0 • view
She was my favorite on that show. And it looks like she continued to excel as an adult. I wish her family peace and healing. She wasn't here long enough.
aug 12, 2025, 10:58 pm • 1 0 • view
RIP lovely lady❤️🙏🏽
aug 12, 2025, 3:53 pm • 1 0 • view