(WFLA) – Denise Nickerson, the child star who is best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died. “She’s gone,” Nickerson’s son Josh and his wife ...

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 ...

Attendees of the Longmont Museum’s Cult Classics and Cocktails event Thursday will have the chance to watch a beloved movie with one of the stars of the film. Denise Nickerson — who played Violet ...

Denise Nickerson taken off life support a year after suffering stroke. Pic credit: Gabbo/Wikimedia Commons Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory child star Denise Nickerson is dying in a hospital after ...

Denise Nickerson, who played the bratty, bloated Violet Beauregarde in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and a sweet-natured orphan bedeviled by ghosts and werewolves on the classic ’60s ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. According to Variety, veteran of stage and screen Denise Nickerson, best ...

Granddaughter Lindsey Fryman-Borchard tells The Associated Press that Stone died of cancer Wednesday in Encinitas, Calif., a day before his 88th birthday. He was best known as fast-talking father Sam ...

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.

Denise Nickerson, best known for playing the snobby, gum-chomping Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died following a series of medical issues. The actress’ ...

Denise Nickerson, the actress who played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," died on Wednesday. She was 62. Nickerson's son, Josh, and his wife announced her ...