What’s Happening!! star Ernest Lee Thomas posted a loving tribute following his “sister” Danielle Spencer’s death at age 60.

She played a witty teenager on one of the first American television shows that centered on young Black people.

On Monday1, 2025, Danielle Spencer sadly passed away from stomach cancer. She was best known for her acting career in the ...

Danielle Spencer, child star of "What's Happening!!" has died at 60 after a battle with cancer, though an official cause of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom ...

Danielle Spencer, the former child star from the 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!! died, her co-star Haywood Nelson announced ...

Heartbreaking new details have emerged about Danielle Spencer's final days following her death at age 60 on Monday. The star ...

Danielle Spencer, known for her former work as a child actor, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025, at the age of 60.

Behind all the laughter, actress Danielle Spencer endured a life riddled with extraordinary highs, devastating lows, and battles that would test even the strongest spirit.

The former child actress died on Monday, August 11, after a long battle with cancer. Her publicist told The New York Times ...

Danielle Spencer, the former child actor best known for playing Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, died on Monday at the age of 60. The actress' death was due to gastric cancer and ...

She starred on the 1970s sitcom as Dee, the younger sister offering a steady stream of deadpan roasts of her big brother ...