She appeared as herself on the February 15, 1999, episode of WCW Monday Nitro accompanying MADtv castmate Will Sasso in his professional wrestling match against Bret Hart. She and Sullivan have done commercials for Pepsi's Sierra Mist. She was also in an episode of Without a Trace as a doctor, and has appeared three times (to date) as a working girl Divine in episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Wilson has made numerous independent films, including Naked Angel, Jane White Is Sick and Twisted, Skin Deep, and Soulmates. She voiced Captain Lisa Cusak in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode " The Sound of Her Voice". Since her debut on MADtv, Wilson has done voice acting on episodes on numerous television shows, landing some recurring roles on such shows as Clone High, Family Guy, and The Mr. Her Oprah impersonation is so well regarded that in fact she has played Oprah or Oprah-like characters in other media, most notably Scary Movie 4 and The Proud Family. Her most recognized impressions on the show were of Oprah Winfrey and Whitney Houston. Perhaps her best known character was the fast talking " Black American Princess" Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson. Among her characters were Latina bimbo Melina ( Lida and Melina), Reality Check's Tovah McQueen, Stick Chick Autumn, Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority sister Hayden Brooks, Alexis Dubane ( Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses), blaxploitation actress Cocoa Latette ( Son of Dolemite), Lowered Expectations Host and Ms. Wilson was credited for creating some of the most popular recurring characters on the show.
Wilson came to the show with a background in sketch comedy, improv and television. Wilson was one of the original eight cast members of Mad TV when the series aired in 1995. She continued her work in television working as a spokesperson for Burger King, and guest starring in New York Undercover. She also co-hosted Can We Shop? with Joan Rivers. Wilson made her television acting debut on The Apollo Comedy Hour and The Uptown Comedy Club, where she became a series regular. She worked as pre-school teacher during the 1980s for the All Saints Church, in Sunnyside, Queens. After graduation, she studied television and radio broadcasting at Syracuse University. Wilson was born and raised in New York City, in the neighborhood of Ozone Park, Queens, and attended the New York City High School of the Performing Arts.
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