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Denise Nickerson

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Denise Nickerson was best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and as a member of the Short Circus on The Electric Company. She left the acting business at the end of 1978, and she worked as a nurse since then. Now, she spends time at home as a full-time mom. She will be remembered as Violet! See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

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1978 Zero to Sixty
'Larry' Wilde
 
1978 Child of Glass (TV movie)
Connie Sue Armsworth
 
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Connie Sue Armsworth
– Child of Glass (1978) … Connie Sue Armsworth
 
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (TV series)
– What Kind of Cop Are You? (1976)
 
1976 The Dark Side of Innocence (TV movie)
Gabriela Hancock
 
1975 Smile
Shirley - Young American Miss
 
1974 If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (TV movie)
Sophie Pennington
 
1974 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Pamela Phillips
– Two Petes in a Pod (1974) … Pamela Phillips
 
1973 The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (TV movie)
Dena Pingitore
 
1972-1973 The Electric Company (TV series)
Allison - Member of the Short Circus
– 260 (1973) … Allison - Member of the Short Circus
– 259 (1973) … Allison - Member of the Short Circus
– 258 (1973) … Allison - Member of the Short Circus
– 257 (1973) … Allison - Member of the Short Circus
– 256 (1973) … Allison - Member of the Short Circus
See all 130 episodes »
 
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Ardis Carpenter
– Words of Summer (1972) … Ardis Carpenter
 
1971-1972 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Liza Walton Kaslo Sentell Kendall
– Episode dated 18 January 1972 (1972) … Liza Walton Kaslo Sentell Kendall
– Episode dated 10 December 1971 (1971) … Liza Walton Kaslo Sentell Kendall
 
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Violet Beauregarde
 
1971 The Neon Ceiling (TV movie)
Paula Miller
 
1968-1970 Dark Shadows (TV series)
Amy Jennings / Nora Collins / Amy Collins
– Episode #1.1049 (1970) … Amy Collins
– Episode #1.1044 (1970) … Amy Collins
– Episode #1.1003 (1970) … Amy Collins
– Episode #1.1002 (1970) … Amy Collins / Amy Jennings
– Episode #1.1000 (1970) … Amy Collins
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1965 Flipper (TV series)
Tina
– Bud Minds Baby (1965) … Tina
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Citizen Candy Man: A Chocumentary (short) (everlasting thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2012 Celluloid Bloodbath: More Prevues from Hell
Herself
 
2012 Beyond the Marquee (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Meet the Wonka Kids (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 Top Chef: Just Desserts (TV series)
Herself
– Pure Imagination (2011) … Herself
 
2003 After They Were Famous (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (2003) … Herself
 
2001 Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1996 Dark Shadows 30th Anniversary Tribute (documentary)
Herself
 
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1991 Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes (video)
Amy Jennings
 

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Flipper: Season 1: Episode 27 -- Bud tries to save a little girl in trouble. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory -- A poor boy wins the oppurtunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. The Electric Company: Season 2: Episode 118 -- Featuring: Sweet Roll, Man on the Street, and the song "Nobody Loves the Subway"
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Wrote the foreword for the 2005 book, The ABC Movie of the Week Companion (A Loving Tribute to the Classic Series of TV Films), by Michael Karol. Denise co-starred with seventies go-to child star Scott Jacoby in the weepie, The Man Who Could Talk to Kids, a 1973 entry in the series. See more »

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Has a son named Josh with her ex-husband Mark Willard. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries