Actor

Danielle Spencer

June 24, 1965 · Trenton, New Jersey, USA

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!! She also appears as a Co Pilot pilot in the film The First Class Cadet.

Notable work

7.4
As Good as It Gets (1997)
as Veterinarian

Often works with

Ernest Lee Thomas
2 titles together
What's Happening!!, What's Happening Now!!
Haywood Nelson
2 titles together
What's Happening!!, What's Happening Now!!
Fred Berry
2 titles together
What's Happening!!, What's Happening Now!!
Shirley Hemphill
2 titles together
What's Happening!!, What's Happening Now!!
Teddy Wilson
2 titles together
What's Happening!!, What's Happening Now!!

Full filmography · 4

As Good as It Gets
as Veterinarian
19977.4
The Tap Dance Kid
cast
1978