The Resume

(April 1, 1959-July 10, 2019)
Best known for portraying Violet Beauregarde on 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Acted in 'The Neon Ceiling,' (1971) 'The Man Who Could Talk to Kids,' (1973) 'Smile,' (1975) 'The Dark Side of Innocence,' (1976) 'Child of Glass' (1978) and 'Zero to Sixty' (1978)
Portrayed Amy Jennings/Nora Collins/Amy Collins on 'Dark Shadows' (1968-1970), Liza Watson Kaslo Sentall Kendall #1 on 'Search for Tomorrow' (1971-1972) and Allison on 'The Electric Company' (1972-1973)

Why she might be annoying:

She gave up her acting career in 1978, making her last acting appearance in an IBM commercial.
Her and actor, David Hennesey used to sneak into actress Joan Bennett's dressing room when they were on 'Dark Shadows' because she wore a lot of perfume and the room wouldn't smell like smoke.
She hawks her autographed photo for $10.50 on her web site.

Why she might not be annoying:

She became good friends with actor, David Hennessey and they made a little restaurant on the set and sold lunch to the cast and crew.
After she quit her acting career she became a nurse for a few years.
She was married to her second husband for only two years before he died.
She is an accountant and single mom living with her son.

Credit: Whitestrpsrocker

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Auditioned to Portray Regan MacNeill in ‘The Exorcist’
• Born on April Fool's Day [April 1st] (Ranked: 1959)
• Child Stars [1960s]
• Child Stars [1970s]
• I Died in 2019 (Ranked: 62)
• I Was a Child Star
• Look at Me, I'm Bluish
• Profiles 8751-9000 (Ranked: 8949)
• Sixty-Nine
• The Electric Company
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20190710)
• Whitestrprocker's Profiles [Series 2]
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory [1971]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 373 Votes: 61.13% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 27 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 52.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 56.16% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 205 Votes: 46.83% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 286 Votes: 54.20% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 225 Votes: 56.44% Annoying