Hilton grew up on a farm near Twin Falls, Idaho. She graduated from Jerome High School in 1958. Hilton attended Boise Junior College and Utah State University before becoming a weather girl in her home town. In 1974, she was featured fully clothed twice in Playboy magazine. In addition to other film and television work, Hilton appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on January 17, 1974. Her last credited role was in 1985.