Julie Dawn Cole is heartbroken over the news concerning her pal and “Willy Wonka” co-star Denise Nickerson. The actress has been taken off life support one year after suffering a stroke. “It is ...

Denise Nickerson, the former child actor who was one of the stars of the beloved 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” has died at the age of 62. Nickerson was best known for her role as ...

Actress Denise Nickerson, best known for playing the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died. She was 62. Nickerson’s family announced her death in a ...

"We're telling her it's okay to let go," Denise Nickerson's family wrote on Facebook Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory star Denise Nickerson has been taken off life support one year after suffering ...