Career
She started her career at Sveriges Radio where she worked as a presenter of a one-hour celebrity entertainment show conducting interviews with celebrities. She participated in the modelling competition The Face of the 80"s after her boyfriend sent in pictures of her without her knowledge. She was also signed and worked for Elite Model Management.
She has appeared on cover of a number of magazines including notably for German edition of Bazaar magazine.
She has also modelled lingerie for Louisiana Perla. Persson made her television debut in 2010 in the reality series Svenska New York-fruar (Swedish New York-wives).
The series lasted one season and was broadcast on TV3. She has also participated in 6 seasons of Svenska Hollywoodfruar (Swedish Hollywood-wives) as of 2015 also at TV3.
Persson participated in the celebrity reality series Realitystjärnorna på godset (Reality Stars at the Manor) in 2014.
In 2015 Gunilla Persson got her first own show called Gunilla tycker till (Gunilla makes her opinion) where her fans got to vote on different jobs she had to try out. In February 2013 Persson was a guest on the Schulman Show which is aired on Aftonbladets website and it is presented by Alex Schulman. Persson has recorded a music video along with rapper Dogge Doggelito in 2015.
In October 2015 Gunilla Persson was a guest on the Norwegian talk show God kveld Norge!.
In the late 1970s, Persson moved from Sweden to Dallas, United States, later moving to New York where she lived for many years. She moved to California to participate in Svenska Hollywoodfruar, and in early 2015 Persson was forced to leave her Manhattan, New York apartment by her landlord.
Persson also appeared in a small role in the 1980s soap opera Dallas while living in Dallas.