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
Buddies Raj, Rerun and Dwayne come of age in 1970s Los Angeles. The trio have a penchant for mischief and trying to find ways of getting rich quick. Almost always the trio's schemes wind up getting them into trouble and it's up to Raj's mother Mabel to get them out of it. Also, half of the time, the guys get into trouble because of Raj's bratty sister Dee....
What's Happening Now!!
Character: Dee Thomas
Roger 'Raj' Thomas has graduated from the University of Southern California, and become a fledgling writer. He and his wife Nadine, a social worker, move in to his old home in Watts (given to him by his mother, Mabel, now remarried and living in Phoenix, Arizona). His sister Dee is away at college. Childhood friend Dwayne Nelson has become a computer programmer, while Freddie 'Rerun' Stubbs is a used-car salesman. The old soda shop hangout, Rob's Place, has gone out of business and left abandone...
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....