Raised in a Grand Rapids mansion to an insurance agent and his wife, Wilson entered the performing arts through the Barter Theatre in Virginia before honing her technique with Sanford Meisner at New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse. A tall, elegant presence, she debuted on Broadway in 1953’s Picnic and went on to appear in productions such as Desk Set, The Good Woman of Szechuan, Uncle Vanya and A De…
