- Became a good friend with Rita Moreno.
- Of Puerto Rican and Cuban ancestry.
- In the 1990s, Wilder turned her attention to painting and sculpting. Her work has been shown at the Santa Monica Art Institute.
- Particularly remembered for her opinionated housekeeper character in Seems Like Old Times, who would tell employees Goldie Hawn and Charles Grodin she needed a raise to get her feet scraped, pronounced "feet eh-scraped," which even comes up on Google's autocomplete (appearing before being fully typed in).
- In the mid-1960s, Wilder formed part of a comedy duo with actor Jack Colvin. Colvin and Wilder played West Hollywood's Troubadour and the pair also made numerous appearances on TV variety shows.
- She attended New York's High School of Performing Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
- Has one son: Chris and two grandchildren.
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