Danielle Spencer is being remembered for her bright spirit by her fellow What's Happening!! cast members. The actress, best known for her role as Dee Thomas in the 1976 sitcom, is being honored by her costars following news of her death at 60.

Child star Danielle Spencer, who portrayed Dee Thomas on the 1970s comedy TV series “What’s Happening!!,” has died at 60, according to former co-star and friend Haywood Nelson.

Danielle Spencer, who played the precocious youngster Dee Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom What’s Happening!!, has died. She was 60. Spencer died Monday in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, her What’s Happening!! co-star Haywood Nelson told The Hollywood Reporter .