Multiple media outlets nationwide are reporting that Denise Nickerson, a former Davenport resident, who portrayed Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film, "Willy Wonka" has died at age 62. Nickerson ...

The American child actress best known for playing Violet Beauregarde in 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has died aged 62. Denise Nickerson passed away yesterday after her family had her ...

Denise Nickerson, who played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died at 62. Nickerson suffered a stroke that left her in need of full-time care in June 2018.

(CNN) --Actress Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as chatty gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde in 1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," has died, according to multiple reports citing a ...

Denise Nickerson is best known for starring as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Nickerson appeared in the ensemble of Sherry! on Broadway in 1967. In 1969 she ...

On film, the gum-chewing know-it-all Violet Beauregarde blew up into a blueberry in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. These days, the woman who played Violet, Denise Nickerson lives in Denver. She no ...

Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as the bratty, bubble gum-blowing Violet Beauregarde in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" died Wednesday night after complications from seizures and a ...

Leonard Stone, who played the father who accompanied chronic gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde on a tour through a far-out candy palace in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," has died. Nov. 5, 2011, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Actress Denise Nickerson, best known for her ...