Nickerson's character ended up turning into a huge blueberry Denise Nickerson, the former child actress who played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka ... role as gum-chewing brat ...

A CHILD star from the iconic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ... after falling into the Chocolate River and Violet chews an experimental gum and swells into a giant human blueberry.

The chocolate factory, overseen by an eccentric recluse named Willy Wonka, produced sweets with eerie, magical powers; ...

Arlo Field, as Charlie Bucket, was an ideal foil to the jaded chocolate maker with a natural air of innocence that well suited the hard-up youngster who gets a lucky break. He played the role with an ...