Background
Spencer was born in New York City.
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Danielle Spencer
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Spencer attended the University of California-Davis two years (1983-1985) to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine, a pursuit encouraged by her late stepfather.
Career
She would later reprise the role in four episodes on the series" sequel, What"s Happening Now!!
She is the stepdaughter of actor Tim Pelt, who was killed in a car accident on September 7, 1977. Spencer herself was seriously injured and suffers chronic back pain as a result of that same accident. She received treatment for spinal stenosis at The Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey, the same facility that treated actor Christopher Reeve.
She later took a break from her studies to participate in the revival of her character, Dee, in What"s Happening Now!! Spencer attended Tuskegee University Veterinary School, in Tuskegee, Alabama and became a veterinarian in 1996.
She also portrayed a veterinarian in the films As Good as lieutenant Gets in 1997 and Peter Rabbit and the Crucifix in 2001. Spencer was featured on television One"s hit series Life After in 2013.
And in 2-14 she appeared on TVONE"s Unsung. She was with her former cast members.
Spencer has published a book about her life as a child star entitled: Through the Fire: Journal of a Child Star.
Spencer had been working at Saugus Animal Hospital (California) as a Doctor of Veterinary medicine. In an interview published on People Magazine"s website, Spencer credited her battle with spinal injury and paralysis with changing her perspective on the treatment of animals from simply alleviating their pain to finding the underlying cause of their problems. Spencer revealed on September 26, 2014 that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Speaking out for Breast Cancer Awareness month, Spencer, 49, who is now a veterinarian, told BlackAmericaWeb that her diagnosis the previous month took her by surprise.
"With everything that I"ve been through with the spinal cord injury, I said I know God is not going to give me another affliction," she said, referring to a 1977 car accident, during the sitcom"s run, that led to near-paralysis for a time. "So I was completely shocked when the doctors told medical " Though the news came as a surprise, Spencer said the disease runs in her family.
"I have a lot of help and support around me," she said. As of the interview"s publish date in October of 2014, Spencer stated she was considering her treatment options, with surgery at the top of the list.
"I"m trying to get as many opinions as possible but it does look like that is what I’m going to do," she said.
"Hopefully after that there won’t be any chemotherapy or radiation involved.".
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Quotations: "With everything that I"ve been through with the spinal cord injury, I said I know God is not going to give me another affliction,". "I have a lot of help and support around me,". "I"m trying to get as many opinions as possible but it does look like that is what I’m going to do,".
Membership
1985–1988). While matriculating her sophomore year, Danielle pledged and became a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
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