[5] Her interest in acting was sparked by a role she had in a class play[6] when she was a student at Great Falls High School.
[3] Between 1940 and 1942, she appeared in 29 films at Warner Brothers, alternating between uncredited parts (in films including High Sierra and Dark Victory) and supporting roles.
Monogram released the film in which The New York Times says "horror fans remember her best",[citation needed] The Ape, which starred Boris Karloff.
[3] Wrixon was married to Oscar-nominated film editor Rudi Fehr.
She died in Santa Monica, California of heart failure.