Actress and singer Julie Wilson was acknowledged as one of the greatest interpreters of standard popular songs in the world of cabaret. At 18 she joined the chorus of a touring edition of Earl Carroll's Vanities, which was passing through Omaha, and ended up in New York. From there, she moved to a Miami nightclub, doing a solo act five shows a night before winning a two-week engagement at Hollywood's top nightclub, the Mocambo. In 1951, she starred in Kiss Me Kate at the London Coliseum. She stayed in London for nearly four years, appearing in various shows, including Bet Your Life (1952), before starring in The Pajama Game and Kismet on Broadway. She returned to cabaret with an evening of Cole Porter songs at Michael's Pub in 1984.