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 ...

The star played Violet Beauregard in the 1971 film. The 62-year-old was placed on life support after being hospitalised this week due to pneumonia, and subsequently suffered a seizure. The actress was ...

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 ...

Timothée Chalamet in mid-daydream in Wonka, and Gene Wilder resting his head on his fist in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, pictured side by side. Warning: some light SPOILERS for Wonka are in ...

Gene Wilder gave an incomparable performance in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and captured the candy maker’s wacky essence. 50 years after the movie’s release, fans still rattle off their ...