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British actress (born 1957)

Julie Dawn Cole (born 26 October 1957) is an English psychotherapist and former actress. She began her career as a child performer in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, playing Veruca Salt.

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Career

Cole was raised in Guildford, Surrey. Cole was 12 when she was cast as Veruca Salt during Willy Wonka’s preproduction phase in the first half of 1970, which was filmed at the Bavaria Film Studios.

The film debuted in New York City on 30th June 1971 and in London the following week, and Cole was chosen to present a bouquet of flowers to Princess Margaret at the Royal Premiere.The film's other preadolescent "leading lady", American Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde), and she had crushes on Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), also an American, and alternated days spending time with him during breaks in filming.^[1]

The "I Want It Now" sequence was filmed on her 13th birthday and Cole was given three f