Danielle Spencer, What's Happening
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She played a witty teenager on one of the first American television shows that centered on young Black people.
Spencer played Dee, the smart-aleck younger sister who became known for her catchphrase, "Ooooh, I'm gonna tell Mama!"
What’s Happening!! was one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 1970s. Featuring a core cast of six actors, the popular ABC sitcom focused on a group of Black teens living in Los Angeles. The series aired from 1976 to 1979 and later scored a spinoff in the mid-1980s titled What’s Happening Now!
Most of the ‘What’s Happening!!’ cast paid tribute to Danielle Spencer after she died in 2025. Find out where the former co-stars are today.