The former child actress played Violet Beauregarde in the classic 1971 film.
Former child star Denise Nickerson, who played Violet Beauregarde in the classic 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” has been taken off life support after a major medical emergency.
“They just took off all the equipment. None of it was helping, but making her only more uncomfortable,” Nickerson’s son, Josh, wrote on a public Facebook page that gives fans updates about her health. “We’re telling her it’s okay to let go.” “They have upped her oxygen,” her family wrote. “She’s under a DNR order so they aren’t putting her on a ventilator or feeding tube.”“We don’t know how much time she has. It could be minutes. It could be hours. But no matter what, she’s already gone. We are sitting here with her just trying to keep her comfortable and let her know it’s okay.”
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