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 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!
美国电影史上非常优秀，非常有灵气的一位喜剧演员，塑造了经典的Willy Wonka的银幕形象，在美国，百分之70以上的人都认为他的Willy Wonka远胜Johnny Depp的Willy Wonka，除了Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory之外，他在Young Frankenstein中饰演的疯狂的科学家，The Producer里面那个神经质的小会计，Blazing Saddle里面的那个落魄的牛仔都是成为了银幕上的经典形象。
