Katherine Wilson was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon to school teachers who lived and taught on the Chiloquin Indian Reservation. Her father was childhood friends with Director 'James Ivory' _ with 10 graduating students from the University of Oregon's Cinematic Studies department. They won "Best Documentary by a Northwest Filmmaker" at the Eugene International Film Festival; and have since mentored even more students who re-edited, re-scored and re-shot it for a new edition: 'Animal House of Blues 33.3 Edition'. In 2017 she completed her memoirs called 'Echoes From the Set: 50 years of Filming On Location in Oregon.'
In A & Es Biography of "Animal House" the Inside Story" with Kevin Bacon.
Married to Philip Krysl" since 1989.