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Date of birth: 26 October 1958
An attractive actress, Wilson is perhaps best remembered for her hilarious scene in "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) in which she attempts to explain the appeal of the 1957 movie "An Affair to Remember" and begins blubbering inconsolably, completely winning over critics and audiences. She began her career acting in Los Angeles, landing a recurring role on "M*A*S*H" (CBS) as Nurse Lacey which led to other small screen work. Wilson's inauspicious film debut was in "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie" (1980). In an attempt to turn her career around, she accepted an invitation to work and train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and, during her time in England, appeared in numerous stage productions at London's Macowan Theatre. She returned to the USA and landed a starring role as a Peace Corps worker opposite future husband Tom Hanks (whom she married in 1988) in the comedy "Volunteers" (1985). Wilson also had a role in "Bonfire of the Vanities" (1990), as an obsequious public relations woman. In Nora Ephron's unsuccessful "Mixed Nuts" (1994), she played a suicide hotline worker who, fearful of becoming an old maid, harbors a secret crush for Steve Martin, while in the female ensemble comedy/drama "Now and Then" (1995) she essayed an expectant mom. Wilson also had a small role in Hank's directorial debut, the rock romance "That Thing You Do!" (1996).
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks
(2002) (TV) .... Herself
Auto Focus (2002) .... Anne Crane
Glass House, The (2001/I) (uncredited) .... Grace Heather Avery-Baker
Perfume (2001) .... Roberta
Psycho Path (1999) (V) .... Herself
Story of Us, The (1999) .... Rachel
Runaway Bride (1999) .... Ellie Graham
Invisible Child (1999) (TV) .... Annie Beeman
Psycho (1998) .... Caroline
"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Susan
Borman
No Dogs Allowed (1996)
Jingle All the Way (1996) .... Liz Langston
That Thing You Do! (1996) .... Marguerite
If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV) .... Leslie (segment "1996")
Now and Then (1995) .... Chrissy DeWitt Williams
Mixed Nuts (1994) .... Catherine O'Shaughnessy
... aka Lifesavers (1994)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) .... Suzy
Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV) .... Carolyne Roehm-Kravis
Bonfire of the Vanities, The (1990) .... P.R. Woman
Volunteers (1985) .... Beth Wexler
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980) .... Actress
... aka High Encounters of the Ultimate Kind (1980)
Day It Came to Earth, The (1979) .... Debbie
Flying High (1978) (TV) .... Debbie
Spinout (1966) (uncredited) .... Bit Girl
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