In 2006, Wilde was cast in a recurring role as Stacey Dillsen on
Nickelodeon's hit television show
Zoey 101. Although her character was originally supposed to appear in only one episode, Wilde made such an impression that she became a frequent guest on the program. Wilde appeared in the show for 31 episodes between 2006 and 2008. In addition, Wilde starred in several made-for-television
Zoey 101 films; "
Zoey 101: The Curse of PCA" (2007), "
Zoey 101: Goodbye Zoey?" (2008), and the show's final episode "
Zoey 101: Chasing Zoey" (2008). In 2009, Wilde starred alongside
Baywatch actor
Alexandra Paul in her first full-length feature film,
Family of Four, a drama written and directed by John Suits. Wilde reprised her role as Stacey in two other television shows:
iCarly (2009–2011) and
Sam & Cat (2013). On January 12, 2023,
Jamie Lynn Spears announced that production had begun on a sequel film, titled
Zoey 102, set to premiere in 2023 on
Paramount+, with original series cast members Spears, Wilde, Sean Flynn,
Christopher Massey,
Erin Sanders, Matthew Underwood, and
Jack Salvatore Jr. reprising their roles from
Zoey 101. Production began in January 2023 in
North Carolina, with
Nancy Hower hired to direct and Spears as executive producer. The film was released on July 27, 2023 on
Paramount+.
Theatre Wilde has been an active member of the theatre community, both in New York City and the
Greater Los Angeles Area. In Los Angeles, she was a part of Antaeus Theatre Company, which is a cooperative theatre ensemble composed of classically trained and highly accomplished professional actors, directors, designers, and other theatre artists dedicated to bringing classical theatre to Los Angeles. Since Antaeus works primarily with film actors who also wish to work in theatre, most plays are double cast, so that actors can fulfill their film requirements and make performances. With Antaeus, Wilde performed many roles, including Emilia from
The Malcontent. Other roles include
Uta Hagen in
Ten Chimneys (
Artists Repertory Theatre), Viola in
Twelfth Night,
Juliet in
Juliet and Her Romeo (VanguardRep), Doris Shattock in
Peace in Our Time, Richard, Duke of Gloucester in
Richard III (Pipeline Players) and with Antaeus, Nina in
The Seagull (The Antaeus Company) and Helen in
The Cripple of Inishmaan.
Shakespeare and New Verse Plays As well as performing
Shakespeare's plays, Wilde has also been involved in several Shakespeare-adjacent plays by
new verse dramatists. A few highlights include ''Shakespeare's "King Phycus"'' by Tom Willmorth at Antaeus, which imagines a newly discovered "
bad quarto" of a Shakespeare play in rhyming couplets. The storyline combines several of Shakespeare's works, including
King Lear, Hamlet, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet and
Julius Caesar into a new ‘found’ play that is full of wordplay, double entendres and stage combat. In New York City, Wilde worked with Shrunken Shakespeare company on IRA in 2015. Wilde also worked closely on a variety of new verse plays with Turn to Flesh Productions (TTF), which develops new plays in heightened text with vibrant roles for women and those underrepresented in classical art. With TTF, Wilde originated several roles with Artistic Director and playwright,
Emily C. A. Snyder, including the leading roles of Glorielle of Syracuse in
A Comedy of Heirors, or The Imposters, Princess Genevieve in
The Other, Other Woman, and acting opposite Snyder as Margaret Ford in
The Merry Widows of Windsor at the Sheen Center. Wilde also played the role of Psyche from Snyder's
Cupid and Psyche several times, as well as taking on new roles by other verse playwrights.
Podcasts From 2015 to 2016, Wilde was a co-host on the Shakespeare-inspired podcast,
Pith and Moment. She is currently working on the development of several other podcasts and audio dramas which have not yet been released. == Filmography ==