According to one obituary, "although never reluctant to take her clothes off, Rialson was always more 'cutie' than sleazy, but she became so notorious for her B-movie work that mainstream directors hesitated to hire her".
[3] The title of Miss Hermosa Beach led to a small part in The Gay Deceivers (1969), which sparked her interest in an acting career.
"[8] Rialson had a small role in The Eiger Sanction (1975) as an art student in college who volunteers to do anything for her professor, played by Clint Eastwood, in return for a good grade.
"[9] Teri Shwartz offered her the lead in a New World Picture about roller skaters, but she turned it down as she did not want to be in any more "three girl" movies.
[9] Rialson returned to New World to star in Hollywood Boulevard (1976), the directorial debut of Joe Dante and Allan Arkush.
[8] Her final film was the 1978 political thriller Winter Kills (1979) playing a girl who rubs John Huston's crotch.
"[8] According to Diabolique magazine: Of all the seventies exploitation starlets, I feel Rialson had the best chance of breaking through to mainstream stardom, or at least fame – she was attractive but not threateningly so, affable, skilled at comedy and drama, with a first-rate on-set attitude ...
Rialson, Roberta Collins, Pat Anderson, Claudia Jennings, Rainbeaux Smith ... they all struggled to break through to the next level, leading one to conclude they were simply discriminated against in Hollywood.