At the tender age of 16, Victoria Jackson began her entertainment career as an actress. Jackson started her acting career landing roles in such films as "Firestorm" (1984), the Josh Mostel comedy "Stoogemania" (1986) and the dramedy "The Pick-Up Artist" (1987) with Molly Ringwald. She also appeared in "Baby Boom" (1987) with Diane Keaton and the Dan Aykroyd comedy "The Couch Trip" (1988). In the nineties, Jackson devoted her time to various credits, such as "Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home!" (NBC, 1990-91), "Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial" (NBC, 1990-91) and "Six Ladies Laughing" (Lifetime, 1990-91). She also worked on "The Undercover Kid" (1996). Jackson focused on film in more recent years, appearing in the family "No More Baths" (1998) with Jim Mapp, the Bobby Collins comedy "Open Mic" (2004) and the Estella Warren romantic comedy "Her Minor Thing" (2005). Jackson most recently appeared on the documentary "Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie" (2013) with Morton Downey Jr.. Jackson's husband was Paul Wessel.