Multiple media outlets nationwide are reporting that Denise Nickerson, a former Davenport resident, who portrayed Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film, "Willy Wonka" has died at age 62. Nickerson ...

(WFLA) – Denise Nickerson, the child star who is best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died. “She’s gone,” Nickerson’s son Josh and his wife ...

Denise Nickerson, the actress best known for playing Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, died on Wednesday, July 10. She was 62. “She’s gone,” Nickerson’s son, Josh, and his ...

(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 played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died at 62. Nickerson suffered a stroke that left her in need of full-time care in June 2018.

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, the ...