Willy Wonka child star Denise Nickerson in 'critical condition' after suffering stroke
She starred as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 classic adaptation at the age of 13
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Your support makes all the difference.Former child star Denise Nickerson, who starred in 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, is reportedly in critical condition after suffering a stroke.
Nickerson starred opposite Gene Wilder in the Roald Dahl adaptation as the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde when she was 13.
TMZ reports that Nickerson suffered the stroke in June with a Facebook group set up to help raise money for the actor's health care fees.
Nickerson, 61, is said to be in intensive care after undergoing a medical procedure earlier on this week which reportedly saw a pacemaker put in.
As well as Willy Wonka, Nickerson was a regular star of TV shows Electric Company and Dark Shadows.
She quit acting in 1978 at the age of 21.
Nickerson's Willy Wonka co-child stars included Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee) and Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop).
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