Wilson began her career with a role in the Warner Brother's pilot Chasing Alice[4] at the age of five. Although the TV Movie/pilot did not result in a series, she did meet Ralph Hemecker, who was to direct her in Haunting Sarah two years later. Her portrayal of Sarah Lewis garnered her a Young Artist Award in 2006. While in Los Angeles for the awards she and her mother created a CBC Radioradio documentary for the Outfront program called "Child Star Goes to Hollywood"[5] about their road trip to Hollywood. Wilson was cast in Ice Planet as Commander Trager's (Michael Ironside) daughter.[6][7] She has appeared in numerous films as well as episodic television, generally in dramatic adult-oriented vehicles; however, a comedic role eluded her until she was cast in the title role of Debra Delong[8] in the Family Channel series Debra! produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment. The role was cast in 2010 when Wilson was only 12 years old. The pilot was shot in spring 2010; Family Channel picked up the series in summer 2010.[9][10][11] and the first season was filmed in January - February 2011. The first episode premiered on Family Channel Saturday, June 4, 2011.[12] Wilson won the Young Artist Award for Leading Actress in a TV Series for Debra! In May 2012, the series also won for Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series. This was the first time a TV series that was not aired in the United States had won these awards.[13] They were also in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies as a character named Lydia.
Personal life
Like her character on Degrassi, Jack Jones, Wilson is a dancer, practicing mainly in ballet, modern contemporary, and pointe.[14][15] Wilson graduated from high school in June 2015[16] and attended George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario. She was accepted into their dance program for Technical and Performance Training in Ballet.[17] As of 2018, Wilson was pursuing an anthropology major at the University of Toronto.[18][19]
In 2023, she published a first-person piece in the Toronto Star about her journey as a queer person.[20]
