[1] After high school, Carson moved to New York, hoping to attend NYU, but she was rejected for a theater scholarship.

After moving to New York, she was introduced to Sharon Gabet, who helped her get an audition for the CBS soap opera The Edge of Night.

[3] In 1989, Carson had a recurring role on Dallas as Elaine Eddy, an actress who played Sue Ellen Ewing in a movie about her life.

She starred as Kennedi Johnson in the comedy film Killer Tomatoes Strike Back with John Astin.

[5] Carson played the contract role of Julia Barrett on the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 1991 to 1993, returning for guest appearances in 1997 and 1998.

Her clients have included Rachel Nichols, Isabel Lucas, Dylan Bruce, Ricardo Chavira, David Boreanaz, Tricia Helfer, and Paula Abdul.

[8] Carson met her husband, computer programmer Peter Bradley, while she was waitressing at a bar in Lincoln, Nebraska.