Julie Dawn Cole
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Julie Dawn Cole is an English
television, film and stage actress with a nearly-four-decade career, who began as a child performer in what remains her best-remembered movie, 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
, playing the spoiled Veruca Salt
. She has two children.
town of Guildford
, Julie Dawn Cole was twelve when she was cast in the iconic role during the project's pre-production phase in the first half of 1970 (she celebrated her 13th birthday eight weeks into the movie's 11½-week filming schedule in southeastern Germany
's sprawling production complex, Bavaria Film Studios
, on the day she performed her song "I Want It Now"). The film debuted in New York
on 30 June 1971 and in London
the following week, with Julie chosen to present a bouquet of flowers to Princess Margaret
at the Royal Premiere. Her salary for playing Veruca was an extremely modest £600, moving her to speculate years later that her mother probably blew the entire paycheck for family tickets to the Premiere. Decades later, she has been laughingly telling interviewers that at least she still has an unscheduled, self-presented bonus from the film—two props, the "Everlasting Gobstopper
" and the "Wonka Golden Ticket", which she managed to keep despite being told to return them when filming was over. She and the film's other pre-adolescent "leading lady" American
Denise Nickerson
(playing Violet Beauregarde), both had crushes on Willy Wonka
s Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum
, also an American) and alternated days spending time with him during breaks in filming.
and mini-series. She played trainee nurse Jo Longhurst in the first season of the British drama Angels (TV series)
, in the mid-seventies. (She was also first runner-up for the title role in the movie Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
, which went to her Angels co-star Fiona Fullerton
.) Other credits include a 1982 episode of Tales of the Unexpected
.
In the second season of Poldark
, in 1977, she played 15-year-old seductress Rowella Chynoweth...seducing her sister's portly husband.
In her long career, she has accumulated a number of theatrical credits as well as some pantomime
and voice-over work. After qualifying in 1998 as a fitness instructor, she has been working in the 2000s on various projects, including the 2005 ITV
series Fat Families, as fitness advisor to one of the title families. In 2006, she was seen on the popular soap Emmerdale
.
In August 2010 Cole co-starred in an Edinburgh Fringe show entitled Willy Wonka Revisted: The Veruca Salt Sessions where she plays a semi-fictional version of herself discussing Veruca, life, and obsessive fans with her unseen therapist...while her co-star plays an Australian fan describing his obsession with Veruca to his unseen therapist.
Cole loves being asked about her two children. "Whenever Holly (her daughter) said or did anything brat
tish, I'd just go, 'Is there a problem, Veruca
? Can I help you?' That always snapped her out of it. But I didn't call Barnaby (her son) anything because there was no need; he never gave me any such trouble." She has never seen Julia Winter
's performance as the modern version of her character.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
television, film and stage actress with a nearly-four-decade career, who began as a child performer in what remains her best-remembered movie, 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy...
, playing the spoiled Veruca Salt
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka....
. She has two children.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
A native of the SurreySurrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
town of Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
, Julie Dawn Cole was twelve when she was cast in the iconic role during the project's pre-production phase in the first half of 1970 (she celebrated her 13th birthday eight weeks into the movie's 11½-week filming schedule in southeastern Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's sprawling production complex, Bavaria Film Studios
Bavaria Film Studios
The Bavaria Film in Geiselgasteig, a district of Munich's suburb Grünwald, Bavaria belongs to one of Europe's biggest and most famous film production companies.- History :...
, on the day she performed her song "I Want It Now"). The film debuted in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on 30 June 1971 and in London
London
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the following week, with Julie chosen to present a bouquet of flowers to Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI....
at the Royal Premiere. Her salary for playing Veruca was an extremely modest £600, moving her to speculate years later that her mother probably blew the entire paycheck for family tickets to the Premiere. Decades later, she has been laughingly telling interviewers that at least she still has an unscheduled, self-presented bonus from the film—two props, the "Everlasting Gobstopper
Everlasting Gobstopper
The Everlasting Gobstopper is both a fictional brand of gobstopper, and a real-life confection named after the fictional product.-In fiction:...
" and the "Wonka Golden Ticket", which she managed to keep despite being told to return them when filming was over. She and the film's other pre-adolescent "leading lady" American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Denise Nickerson
Denise Nickerson
Denise Nickerson is an American former child actress best known for her roles as the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Amy Jennings in the soap opera Dark Shadows.-Career:...
(playing Violet Beauregarde), both had crushes on Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy...
s Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum
Peter Ostrum
Peter Gardner Ostrum is an American large animal veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. A native of Cleveland, Ostrum practices and lives in Lowville, New York with his wife Loretta , and two...
, also an American) and alternated days spending time with him during breaks in filming.
After Willy Wonka
Of the five young leads in the film, Cole alone continues to perform. She has accumulated numerous credits - primarily with television soapsSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
and mini-series. She played trainee nurse Jo Longhurst in the first season of the British drama Angels (TV series)
Angels (TV series)
Angels was originally a British television seasonal drama series dealing with the subject of student nurses and was broadcast by the BBC between 1975 and 1978. The show's format then switched to a twice weekly soap opera format from 1979 to 1983. The show's title derived from the name of the...
, in the mid-seventies. (She was also first runner-up for the title role in the movie Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures...
, which went to her Angels co-star Fiona Fullerton
Fiona Fullerton
Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton is a Nigerian-born British actress.She is perhaps best known for her role as KGB spy Pola Ivanova in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill and as Alice in the 1972 film Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Fullerton made her film debut in 1969 with a role in Run Wild, Run...
.) Other credits include a 1982 episode of Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. Filming began in 1978.The series was an anthology of different tales...
.
In the second season of Poldark
Poldark
Poldark is a BBC television series based on the novels written by Winston Graham which was first transmitted in the UK between 1975 and 1977.-Outline:...
, in 1977, she played 15-year-old seductress Rowella Chynoweth...seducing her sister's portly husband.
In her long career, she has accumulated a number of theatrical credits as well as some pantomime
Pantomime
Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
and voice-over work. After qualifying in 1998 as a fitness instructor, she has been working in the 2000s on various projects, including the 2005 ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
series Fat Families, as fitness advisor to one of the title families. In 2006, she was seen on the popular soap Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
In August 2010 Cole co-starred in an Edinburgh Fringe show entitled Willy Wonka Revisted: The Veruca Salt Sessions where she plays a semi-fictional version of herself discussing Veruca, life, and obsessive fans with her unseen therapist...while her co-star plays an Australian fan describing his obsession with Veruca to his unseen therapist.
Cole loves being asked about her two children. "Whenever Holly (her daughter) said or did anything brat
Brat
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tish, I'd just go, 'Is there a problem, Veruca
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of the eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka....
? Can I help you?' That always snapped her out of it. But I didn't call Barnaby (her son) anything because there was no need; he never gave me any such trouble." She has never seen Julia Winter
Julia Winter
Julia Winter is a Swedish-born English actress.-Background:Winter was born in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up in London, England. She is fluent in both Swedish and English. She attends SSHL, a school in Sigtuna, Sweden...
's performance as the modern version of her character.