[6] Hilton was active in the 1970s and 1980s, especially following her debut supporting role as Miss Stein, the secretary to Governor William J.
Le Petomane, in Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles.
Born in Carthage, Missouri and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho and Pomona, California,[4][2][7][8] Hilton is the daughter of Erma Jeane Upp and Eugene M. Rapp, a newscaster on WMBH in Joplin, Missouri;[9] they divorced roughly 4 months after her birth, with Upp awarded sole custody and $7 a week in child support.
[10] Her mother next married Russell Bruce Beard, from 1946 until their 1950 divorce,[11] and, most recently, James Elias Molyneux.
[14] In addition to other film and television work, Hilton appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on January 17, 1974,[1][15] and appeared clothed in two Playboy issues that year.