I can’t say I’ve ever fully understood Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Firstly, if Grandpa Joe was so sick for so many years, how the heck did he get it together to escort Charlie into the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 strokes, her ...