- Had a 4-year live-in relationship with Michael Douglas, whom she met on the set of Summertree (1971).
- 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 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.".
- 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), Vaccaro was in "I Love My Wife" (1970) with Streisand's former husband Elliott Gould, and with her current husband James Brolin in ''Capricorn One" (1977), which also costarred Gould.
- Vacarro once summoned the courage to call Ron Howard's office to request the role of the madam in his upcoming movie, "Far And Away" (1992), but no one returned her call.
- Both Vacarro and Dyan Cannon played characters based on legendary talent agent Sue Mengers: Vacarro in "Once is Not Enough" and Cannon in "The Last of Sheila.".
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