- Was nominated for three Tony Awards: (1966) Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for "Cactus Flower," (1968) Best Performance by an Actress (Musical) for "How Now, Dow Jones," and (1969) Best Performance by an Actress in a Play for "The Goodbye People.".
- Had a 4-year live-in relationship with Michael Douglas, whom she met on the set of Summertree (1971).
- Studied acting at New York City's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse under legendary acting coach Sanford Meisner.
- She was the last guest to appear on "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast". Shortly after recording this session, Gilbert Gottfried was rushed to the hospital; he died later that day.
- Was named as "Queen of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1992.
- Good friend of Stefanie Powers.
- Before co-starring as Barbra Streisand's best friend in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), Brenda Vaccaro as female lead in I Love My Wife (1970) had been third-billed below both of Streisand's two husbands: Elliott Gould (Streisand's ex) and James Brolin (her spouse as of 1998). Vaccaro, who played Brolin's wife in ''Capricorn One'', had previously played Gould's wife in I Love My Wife (1970).
- Won the Theater World Award in 1962 for her Broadway debut "Everybody Loves Opal".
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