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 ...

I can’t say I’ve ever fully understood Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Firstly, if Grandpa Joe was so sick for so many years, how the heck did he get it together to escort Charlie into the ...

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The actress who played Violet in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” has been taken off life support after a suffering a major medical emergency this week. The family of Denise Nickerson, 62, wrote ...