In the 1980s, Hemphill returned for "What's Happening, Now!!," but outside of a handful of additional TV guest appearances, she didn't do much else on the screen. She did, however, get a short-lived ...

What’s Happening!! was a sitcom loosely based on the film Cooley High, following a group of teens working and living in Watts, an L.A. neighborhood. It was Bud Yorkin’s second series after he split ...