[1][2][3] Wilson played the role of Beryl in the popular television programme Gliding On over 5 series between 1981 and 1985.

[7] Wilson has been directing pantomimes at Circa Theatre over years, a recent was Cinderella (2020) written by Simon Leary & Gavin Rutherford.

[8] In 1982, Wilson won Best Actress in the Feltex Television Awards, for Mortimer's Patch and Gliding On.

[9] In 2006, Wilson won Director of the Year in the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for Death of a Salesman.

[10] In the 2001 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Wilson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre.