"Violet! You're turning violet, Violet!" We all know the scene from the classic Roald Dahl novel-based film filled with oompa loompas and tantalizing sweets: bubblegum addict Violet Beauregarde ...

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 ...

Denise Nickerson, the former child actress who played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died aged 62. Nickerson's family announced the news in a Facebook ...

Denise Nickerson, a child actress best known for playing Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 classic “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” died late Wednesday at age 62, her family announced on ...

WILLY WONKA and the Chocolate Factory star Denise Nickerson has died aged 62. Here’s her iconic turn as Violet Beauregarde turning into a blueberry.

In the novel, Violet Beauregarde comes to a sticky end after stealing some of the gum, which causes her to blow up like a blueberry before she is rolled away by Oompa Loompas.

Violet Blows Up Like a Blueberry - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Video / Warner Bros. Willy Wonka star Denise Nickerson has been removed from life support after a year-long health battle.