Denise Nickerson is a popular American actress and accountant who best known for her roles as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka, the Chocolate Factory, Allison on The Electric Company and Amy Jennings and Nora Collins in the soap opera Dark Shadows.
She is famous as an American actress former child actress, best known for her roles as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka, the Chocolate Factory, Allison on The Electric Company and Amy Jennings and Nora Collins in the soap opera Dark Shadows.
Denise Nickerson was born on the 1st of April 1957 in New York City, NY, US. Her parent's information is not available. She holds American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Her religion is Christianity and horoscope is Aries. Regarding her education, No information is yet available.
Denise shot to fame with her role in Dark Shadows. When she was 13, she appeared in the famous role of Violet in the hit film of 1971 called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. She later did a number of TV shows such as Search for tomorrow, The Brady Bunch, Dark Shadows and The Electric Company. Nickerson’s big break came in 1968 when she joined the cast of ABC-TV’s Dark Shadows, appearing as recurring characters Amy Jennings and Nora Collins from 1968–1970. Upon leaving Dark Shadows, she appeared in the 1971 television movie The Neon Ceiling.
Nickerson was hit by a car in 1976 while crossing the street and left in a full leg cast for eight months. Denise was last seen in front of the camera in Zero to Sixty in the year 1978 when she was 21. She then worked for nearly 35 years in the medical billing department. After this job, she was in aerospace accounting and due to her disability in 2012 retired. In June 2018, Nickerson suffered a severe stroke and was hospitalized in an intensive care unit. She was discharged to a rehabilitation center in July. In August, Nickerson returned home to recover under her family's care. On July 9, Nickerson suffered a massive seizure while in the hospital. She underwent in into a coma-like state. On July 10, 2019, Nickerson's family made the decision to remove her from life support.[7][8] She died later that day at the age of 62.
She is best known for her roles as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Allison. The Electric Company and Amy Jennings and Nora Collins in the soap opera Dark Shadows. However, she hasn't achieved any awards.
She was married twice. Similarly, her first marriage was to Rick Keller in 1981. Moreover, he died two years later of a brain aneurysm. Her second marriage was to Mark Willard in 1995. Likewise, they had one son, Josh, before divorcing in 1998.
There are various approximations of her net worth from various sources. According to networthpost.org, Denise has a net worth of $200,000 while https://ketonetworth.com says she has $98,000,000. she has mostly earned from her acting career and some other from her later jobs: accountant in the medical billing department in a hospital and in an aerospace company. Her other assets value information is not available yet.
Nickerson stands 1.70m tall and weighs around 77kg. Nickerson has brown hair and blue eyes. She fits in a dress size of 4(US) and shoe size of 8(US).
Her social profiles are private.