Danielle Spencer
Birthday: Born in 1965-06-24 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Deathday: 2025-08-11
Danielle Spencer (June 24, 1965 – August 11, 2025) was an American actress and former child star best known for her role as Dee Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, which ran from 1976 until 1979. She would later reprise the role on the series' sequel, What's Happening Now!!
TV Credits
What's Happening!!
Character: Dee Thomas
What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to April 28, 1979. The show premiered as a summer series. With good ratings and reviews, and after the failure of several other shows on the network, What's Happening!! returned in November 1976 as a weekly series. It remained a regular show until 1979; ratings were modest. What's Happening!! was loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High, also written by Eric Monte....
Movie Credits
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Character: Self / Cinderella
Holiday special from 1978 featuring various Disney characters....
As Good as It Gets
Character: Veterinarian
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery....