- Her body was discovered in her home by neighbor Susan Savage in April 2011. Its condition suggested that she had been dead for close to a year.
- Divorced three times, she had an on-and-off 15-year relationship with Jim Hutton, the father of Timothy Hutton.
- Best remembered for her role as Honey Parker in the cult classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958).
- Once up for a lead role in Lana Turner's Imitation of Life (1959).
- Her musician/songwriting parents recorded quite a few 45-RPM records in the 1950s and 1960s. Their group was billed as The Chuck Vedder Trio, and they put out primarily rock-and-roll and jazz instrumentals. Yvette, a singer on the side, released a jazz CD in the 1990s called "Tribute to Charlie and Maria" that showcased some of her parents' songs. Both parents passed away in the 1990s.
- Stephen King, in his book "Stephen King: On Writing", cited her as one of his movie matinée idols.
- Her father Charles Vedder was a jazz saxophonist.
- For what was believed to be her final work in the industry, she recorded the commentary track (with Tom Weaver) for the DVD release of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958).
- Interviewed in the book "Invasion of the B-Girls" by Jewel Shepard.
- She was the July 1959 Playboy Playmate of the Month.
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