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 Facebook post from her family. 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 post from her family.
She was 62. Her son and daughter-in-law have said Nickerson suffered a stroke last year from which she had been unable to fully recover, according to their public family Facebook page. CNN has attempted to reach her family.Nickerson's last acting credit was in 1978. Prior to her exit from Hollywood, she appeared in"The Brady Bunch" and the cult television series"Dark Shadows." Read MoreHer role in the iconic Roald Dhal adaptation remains her most celebrated work.
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