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Grandma Josephine appears in two of Roald Dahl's stories: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

She’s married to Grandpa Joe. She is the mother of Mr. Bucket in the book, although in the 1971 film, Joe is the mother of Mrs. Bucket, making it likely she is now Mrs. Bucket's mother here.

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In Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, she’s played by the late Franziska Liebing.

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, she’s played by the late Eileen Essell. In the script, it is said that she is Joe's compassionate wife, with a knack for spotting what's truly important.

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Characters
Golden Ticket winners

Augustus Gloop (1971)
Veruca Salt (1971)
Violet Beauregarde (1971)
Mike Teavee (1971)
Charlie Bucket (1971)

Families

GLOOP: Mrs. Gloop (1971) • Mr. Gloop (1971)
SALT: Rupert Salt (1971) • Angina Salt
BEAUREGARDE: Scarlett BeauregardeSam Beauregarde
TEAVEE: Norman TeaveeLucy Teavee (1971)
BUCKET: Grandpa Joe (1971) • Helen BucketWilliam BucketGrandma JosephineGrandpa GeorgeGrandma Georgina
WONKA: Willy Wonka (19712023) • Wilbur WonkaMamma

Other characters
Arthur SlugworthFickelgruberLoftyMr. TurkentineMr. WilkinsonNoodleOompa-LoompaPrince PondicherryProdnoseThe Shopkeeper
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