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Denise Nickerson
BIO
Denise Nickerson is best known for starring as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Nickerson appeared in the ensemble of Sherry! on Broadway in 1967. In 1969 she starred as Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town.
Nickerson's big break came in 1968 when she joined the cast of ABC Daytime's Dark Shadows, appearing as recurring characters Amy Jennings and Nora Collins from 1968-1970. In 1971, Nickerson was cast as the nymphet Lolita in the 1971 ill-fated musical, Lolita, My Love during its run on Boston, which closed on the road. Also at this time, Nickerson landed her signature role as gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, when she was 13 years old.
From 1972-73, Nickerson joined the cast of The Electric Company as "Allison", a member of the Short Circus music group. Producers saw the potential in the fresh-faced Nickerson and had her singing lead on several songs, including "The Sweet Sweet Sway."
Nickerson created the role of Liza Walton on the
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As a child, I read every book by Roald Dahl; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was one of my favorite movies. I can still say most of the dialogue by heart and occasionally listen to the film’s soundtrack. I was saddened to hear last week of the death of child actress Denise Nickerson, who portrayed Violet Beauregarde. As I often do when someone in the news passes away, I decided to see if I could find anything of interest on her family history, recognizing her surname often has connections to colonial Cape Cod.
While Denise was born in New York City in 1957, from her sister Carol’s marriage and death certificates (both in Indiana, available on Ancestry), I learned that Carol was born in Massachusetts. Searching twentieth-century Massachusetts Vital Records, I found that Denise’s parents, Frederick Hilton Nickerson and Florence Dorothy Bickford, married at Brookline, Massachusetts on 29 June 1941. Denise’s father Frederick, was born in Everett, Massachusetts on 15 Oc
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Denise Nickerson
American actress (1957–2019)
Denise Marie Nickerson | |
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Nickerson in 2017 | |
| Born | (1957-04-01)April 1, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 2019(2019-07-10) (aged 62) Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1978 (acting) |
| Known for | Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| Spouses | Rich Keller (m. 1981; died 1983)Mark Willard (m. 1995; div. 1998) |
| Children | 1 |
Denise Marie Nickerson (April 1, 1957 – July 10, 2019)[1] was an American former child actress. At the age of 13, she starred as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. She later played Allison on The Electric Company, and had recurring roles as Amy Jennings, Nora Collins, and Amy Collins in the soap operaDark Shadows. She retired from acting in 1978 and later worked as a receptionist and office manager.
Early life
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