[post_page_title]Then – Danielle Spencer[/post_page_title]
Spencer had a role on Whats Happening as Dee Dee Thomas starting in 1976 through 1979. She played the classically annoying younger sibling, and coined the phrase “Oooooh, I’m tellin’ Mamma”. After the show went off the air, she attended veterinary school in Tuskegee, Alabama and became a certified animal doctor in 1996. Since 1997, she has appeared in films like As Good As It Gets and The Crucifix in minor roles. She considers herself to have retired from acting.
[post_page_title]Now – Danielle Spencer[/post_page_title]
In 2014, she was diagnosed with breast cancer but is now in remission. That same year she was inducted into the Smithsonian Museum as part of the permanent African-American cultural exhibit. She has been living in California and practicing animal for over 25 years. Spencer released an autobiography describing her experience as a working child star, entitled “Through the Fire: Journal of a Child Star..” Her most recent public appearances were on the Wendy Williams Show and Unsung Hollywood to discuss her book and her battle against cancer.
