- Former long-time partner of author Rita Mae Brown.
- Credits Dick Van Dyke as her favorite acting mentor/best friend.
- Holds an honorary doctorate from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire, where her book "Fried Green Tomatoes" is part of the freshman curriculum.
- Born and raised in Birmingham Alabama, she was turned down for a The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) guest spot because her accent wasn't deemed southern enough.
- Friends with Brett Somers.
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