- After the birth of Tweeny Canova, her first daughter, she closed her radio show with the song, "Go To Sleep, Little Baby", for several years.
- A 1938 publicity stunt had Canova break her engagement to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen. The cause of the breakup was supposedly dummy Charlie McCarthy.
- Mother of two daughters -- Julieta Canova England, also known as Tweeny Canova, and actress Diana Canova.
- The voice she used to butcher songs on stage and in films was originally trained for classical singing.
- "Singin' in the Corn", by Ben Ohmart, was the first biography book written about her life. The audio book version was voiced by Diana Canova, her daughter.
- Was one of the more notable descendants of the Spanish Minorcan Island group.
- Direct descendent of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova, whose "The Three Graces" are displayed in the Louvre.
- Began her career yodeling, singing and playing guitar with her brother and sister in a nightclub act in New York City. Made her Broadway debut in "Ziegfield Follies of 1936." Hostess of "Judy Canova Radio Show" for 12 years.
- She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard and for Radio at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Toured in 1971 with NO, NO NANETTE
- Sister of players Anne Canova (1909-1994), Pete Canova (1904-1947), and Zeke Canova (1898-1980), and non-professional siblings Donald and George Paul Canova.
- Canova's career was highlighted in "The Slapstick Queens" by James Robert Parish, published by A. S. Barnes in 1973.
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 88. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
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