Danielle Spencer has passed away at 60 years old.
Spencer was best known for her role as Dee Thomas in the 1970s sitcom, “What’s Happening!!” According to reports, she passed away from complications of cancer. Her co-star, Haywood Nelson, who played Dwayne on the show, said that Spencer passed on Monday night in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, with her mother and brother by her side.
Haywood added that he learned of Spencer’s passing when he was in Dallas and said that he always looked at her as his little sister. He said that they spoke over the phone two weeks ago and she sounded upbeat.
Spencer was recently involved in a car accident and wheelchair bound. Haywood posted a touching tribute to Danielle Spencer on his Instagram and said that her battle had been “taken a heavy toll but she’s finally found her release from the clutches of this world and a body.”
Spencer was in the show from 1976 to 1979 and then reprised her role on the 80s spin-off “What’s Happening Now!!” However, in the 1990s, she would leave Hollywood and go on to pursue a career as a veterinarian.”
We will keep her family and loved ones in our thoughts and prayers.