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. Now, she spends time at home as a full-time mom. She will be remembered as Violet!