Danielle Spencer, a former child actor best known for her role as Dee in the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!!, has died, a publicist for her family confirmed to ABC News.
In 1977, Spencer survived a fatal car crash that killed her stepfather and manager, Tim Pelt, according to her biography on her website.
Spencer starred in 65 episodes of What's Happening!!, an ABC sitcom about three teenage boys growing up in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, according to IMDb.
Spencer played Dee Thomas, the boys' younger sister. She also appeared in 16 episodes of the show's sequel, What's Happening Now!
Jeremy Pelt also shared a tribute to his sister on Instagram Tuesday, writing, "Many of you knew her as 'Dee,' but she was more than a child actress."