Denise Nickerson, the child star who played Violet Beauregarde in the Gene Wilder-starring film adaptation 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,' has died. By Katie Kilkenny Denise Nickerson ...

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, 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 ...

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.

The actress who played Violet in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” is not expected to survive after suffering a major medical emergency this week. The family of Denise Nickerson ...

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 ...

Denise Nickerson, the actress best known for playing the spoiled, gum-obsessed girl Violet Beauregarde in the beloved film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, died Wednesday night. She was 62.

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

(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, who portrayed the bratty, gum-chewing bloated Violet Beauregarde in the popular 1971 movie “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” has died. Nickerson was 62. On Wednesday ...

Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 version of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” died Wednesday night. She had been taken off life support earlier ...