[2] She initially lived with her ex-Rockette grandmother and paid for acting, dancing, and singing classes by waitressing for customers like Paul Newman, Mick Jagger, and Matthew Broderick.
[8] In 1991, Wilson moved to Los Angeles and transitioned to primetime television as a principal cast member of the post-World War II drama Homefront.
[10] Subsequently, Wilson would receive main billing in other short-lived drama series: the Aaron Spelling-produced The Round Table (1992) and University Hospital (1995), and the medical science fiction program Mercy Point (1998-1999).
[citation needed] After Homefront, in the early 1990s, Wilson briefly returned to high school roles as the love interest of Billy Cranston (David Yost) in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the girlfriend of Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley) in Beverly Hills, 90210.
[1][8] Throughout the 1990s, Wilson had several episodic guest spots on television, including One West Waikiki, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, High Tide (starring Rick Springfield), The Tony Danza Show, and V.I.P.
From 1996 to 1999, Wilson was additionally involved in a string of made-for-television movies: If Looks Could Kill (alongside Antonio Sabato Jr.), The Second Civil War (with Beau Bridges and James Earl Jones, and also directed by Dante), The Christmas Wish (opposite Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds), and In My Sister's Shadow (co-starring Janet Leigh).
[citation needed] Wilson's performances in the early 2000s included guest appearances in the television shows Any Day Now, First Monday, and Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
She has since starred in independent features, namely the 2002 neo-noir Ocean Park (in the dual role of twins Jo and Davia), Bradford Tatum's crime thriller Salt (2006), and the Kickstarter-funded Life Inside Out in 2013.