20 Facts About Denise Nickerson

Denise Nickerson 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.

Denise Nickerson retired from acting in 1978 and later worked as a receptionist and office manager.

In 1962, when she was five, Denise Nickerson was in a play of Peter Pan as Wendy's daughter starring Betsy Palmer at Miami's Coconut Grove Playhouse.

Buffman selected Denise Nickerson to go on the road with the play, first to Washington, DC.

Denise Nickerson's parents moved Carol and Nickerson back to New York City at 56th and Lexington in a studio apartment, while they stayed with her grandmother in Massachusetts.

Denise Nickerson made appearances in the 1960s on such shows as The Doctors as Kate Harris, opposite Bill Bixby in an unsold television pilot called Rome Sweet Rome, and on The New Phil Silvers Show.

From 1972 to 1973, Denise Nickerson joined the cast of The Electric Company as Allison, a member of the Short Circus music group.

Denise Nickerson guest-starred as Pamela Phillips, one of two dates Peter Brady had on one night, in a final-season episode of The Brady Bunch titled "Two Petes in a Pod".

Denise Nickerson auditioned for the role of Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist, losing to Linda Blair.

Denise Nickerson created the role of Liza Walton on the CBS Daytime soap opera, Search for Tomorrow.

Denise Nickerson remained with the series until producers decided to age the character and make her one of the show's romantic heroines.

In 1973, Denise Nickerson starred in the TV movie The Man Who Could Talk to Kids, opposite Peter Boyle and Scott Jacoby.

In 1978, Denise Nickerson appeared in the film Zero to Sixty opposite Darren McGavin and Sylvia Miles, and the TV film Child of Glass.

Denise Nickerson was a longtime attendee at fan conventions for both Willy Wonka and Dark Shadows.

In 1976, Denise Nickerson was hit by a car while crossing the street and was left in a full leg cast for eight months.

In June 2018, Denise Nickerson suffered a severe stroke and was hospitalized in intensive care.

Denise Nickerson was discharged to a rehabilitation center the following month.

On July 8,2019, Denise Nickerson took an overdose of prescription medicines while her son and daughter-in-law were out; her son took her to a hospital in respiratory distress.

Denise Nickerson suffered a massive seizure the following day and slipped into a coma.

Denise Nickerson died later that day from pneumonia at the age of 62.