Mariah Iman Wilson was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she showcased her natural talent for the arts from a young age. At just two years old, she began training and performing at Plumb Dance School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Later, at age four, she demonstrated her versatility by participating in numerous plays as lead characters and in the ensemble at Desert Stages Theatre under the direction of Gerry Cullity and his wife Laurie.
Mariah's early performances included roles in plays such as "Grease," "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown," "Joseph and the Techicolor Dreamcoat," "Butterfly's Day," "Cinderella," "The Grinch," "Annie," "Wizard of Oz," "Barbie Beach Party," and "Ugly Duckling." These performances led to several on-air appearances with Arizona's local media, including KPNX-TV 12, KTVK-TV 3, and KNXV-TV 15's "Sonora Living," as well as features in local print media such as The Arizona Republic, The Scottsdale Independent News, Arizona Sentinel, and New Times.
As a member of the Arizona Angeles "Bronze" dance performance team, Mariah performed at high-profile events such as the Phoenix Suns Basketball Halftime show, Arizona Rattlers Arena Football games, and the Arizona Maricopa County Fair. She also performed with the City of Phoenix "Bob McGrath Sesame Street" Holiday Show.
Mariah's commercial credits include booking her first audition at age six for Joanne ETC, as well as PSAs for Homeland Security, Arizona Anti Smoking, Lifetime Television, the Female Olympians 2008, Community Health Network of Connecticut, and Morgan Stanley Financial.
Upon moving to California in 2003, Mariah has been featured in a variety of television shows, including "Drake and Josh," "The George Lopez Show," "Summerland," "Still Standing," Medical Investigations," "According to Jim," "Medium," "The Bernie Mac Show," "Judging Amy," "Inconceivable," and "CSI-NY." She has also appeared in several feature films, including "Kicking and Screaming," "Be Cool," "Christmas with the Krantz," "American Pie," "Band Camp," and "Must Love Dogs."
Mariah has also been in several independent films, such as "The Factory," "Tyler," "The Good Neighbor Policy," "After School," and the film short "Last Dance," in which she played the lead role as the young Denise. She has been in Pilot Presentations' "The RO Show," a variety show produced by Roshon Productions, and in a screenplay called "Tunes" performed at the 2005 Embodi Black Female Festival.
Vocally, Mariah has performed the National Anthem at local sporting events. She has also performed solo at Sanders Mexican Grill and Gourmet Pizza Kitchen, and has been invited to perform at the Los Angeles County Fair as part of the Sabado "School of Music." She has sung on the soundtrack of the feature film "Naked Bros" and currently trains under Michael Skidgel of the Michael Skidgel Singers. Mariah was featured on Jen Turner's music video "Slithers" and is also training to play the piano.
