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Denise Nickerson(1957-2019)

  • Actress
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Denise Nickerson
Denise Nickerson was best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and as a member of the Short Circus on The Electric Company (1971). She left the acting business at the end of 1993, and she worked as a nurse and later a stay at home mom. She will be remembered as Violet!
BornApril 1, 1957
DiedJuly 10, 2019(62)
BornApril 1, 1957
DiedJuly 10, 2019(62)
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Known for

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • Violet Beauregarde
  • 1971
Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
Dark Shadows
8.1
TV Series
  • Amy Jennings
  • Nora Collins
  • Amy Collins
The Koozebanian (1978)
The Koozebanian
  • Kana Nelson
  • 1978
Smile (1975)
Smile
7.1
  • Shirley - Young American Miss
  • 1975

Credits

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Actress

  • The Koozebanian (1978)
    The Koozebanian
    • Kana Nelson
    • 1978
  • Zero to Sixty (1978)
    Zero to Sixty
    5.1
    • 'Larry' Wilde
    • 1978
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Connie Sue Armsworth
    • 1978
  • Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976)
    Bert D'Angelo/Superstar
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Debbie
    • 1976
  • Kim Hunter and John Anderson in The Dark Side of Innocence (1976)
    The Dark Side of Innocence
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Gabriela Hancock
    • 1976
  • Smile (1975)
    Smile
    7.1
    • Shirley - Young American Miss
    • 1975
  • If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever?
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Sophie Pennington
    • 1974
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Pamela Phillips
    • 1974
  • The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973)
    The Man Who Could Talk to Kids
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Dena Pingitore
    • 1973
  • The Electric Company (1971)
    The Electric Company
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Allison - Member of the Short Circus
    • 1972–1973
  • Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)
    Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ardis Carpenter
    • 1972
  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Liza Walton #1
    • 1971–1972
  • Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
    7.8
    • Violet Beauregarde
    • 1971
  • The Neon Ceiling (1971)
    The Neon Ceiling
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Paula Miller
    • 1971
  • Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
    Dark Shadows
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Amy Jennings
    • Nora Collins
    • Amy Collins
    • 1968–1970

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • April 1, 1957
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 10, 2019
    • Aurora, Colorado, USA(seizure)
  • Spouses
      Don Mark Willard Jr.1995 - 1998 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Parents
      Frederick Hilton Nickerson
  • Relatives
    • Carol Marie Nickerson(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Portrayed Lolita in the Broadway-bound musical "Lolita, My Love" in Boston, Massachusetts.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Auditioned for the role of Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), which went to Carrie Fisher.

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