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Danielle Spencer

ダニエル・スペンサー　/　だにえる・すぺんさー

American actor

June 24, 1965 (age 60)　・　Trenton, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
actor
television actor
veterinarian

My Take

What fascinates me about Danielle Spencer is not the child-star fame as Dee on What's Happening!! but what she did afterward. Trading the sitcom spotlight for veterinary medicine takes a kind of quiet courage most former performers never find. Plenty of people cling to the applause; she walked toward something completely different and meaningful. Coming out of Trenton and studying at Tuskegee, she clearly carried both creative instinct and a serious analytical mind. I respect that reinvention far more than I would a long, comfortable acting run. To me her real story is the dignity of choosing a second life on her own terms.

Overview

Danielle Louise Spencer (June 24, 1965 – August 11, 2025) was an American actress best known for her role as Dee Thomas on the ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, which ran from 1976 until 1979. She reprised the role on the series' sequel, What's Happening Now!! After her acting career, Spencer became a veterinarian.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Danielle Spencer
Name (Japanese): ダニエル・スペンサー
Reading: だにえる・すぺんさー
Born: June 24, 1965 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Snake
Origin: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / television actor / veterinarian / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Tuskegee University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle%20Spencer%20(American%20actress)

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