Gilbert served as the President of the Screen Actors Guild for four years. In 2016, she ran for U.S. Congress in Michigan's 8th congressional district, winning the Democratic primary. She later dropped out due to injuries sustained in an earlier car accident.
Danielle Spencer
Danielle Spencer starred as Dee Thomas on the sitcom What’s Happening!! during the late 1970s. She later reprised the central role in the sequel series, What’s Happening Now!!
In 2004, Spencer was diagnosed with spinal stenosis as a result of a car accident in 1977, and surgery to correct the problem left her partially paralyzed for eight months. Spencer has been a veterinarian in California for over 25 years. She believes her own medical issues motivated her to help treat animals.
Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol is best known for playing Angel in Little Darlings, Polly in Only When I Laugh, and Barbara Weston in the sitcom Empty Nest. She earned two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence in Family.
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