About Denise Nickerson
Denise Marie Nickerson was an American actress. Starting her career as a child actress, at the age of 13, she starred as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. She later played Allison on The Electric Company, and had recurring roles as Amy Jennings, Nora Collins, and Amy Collins in the soap opera Dark Shadows. She left the acting profession in 1978 and later worked as a receptionist and office manager. Nickerson created the role of Liza Walton on the CBS Daytime soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. At the age of four, she was discovered at a fashion show by Broadway theatre producer Zev Buffman of drama school the Neighborhood Playhouse. Nickerson was a longtime attendee at fan conventions for both Willy Wonka and Dark Shadows.
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