- Truman Capote maintained that he based the character Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) on Carol Grace, a friend of his in New York.
- Met husband Walter Matthau in the 1950s when they appeared on Broadway in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter".
- Her autobiography is called "Among the Porcupines" and she also wrote a well-received novel, "The Secret in the Daisy".
- Children by William Saroyan: son Aram Saroyan (born on 25 September 1943), daughter Lucy Saroyan (born on 17 January 1946). Son Charles Matthau (born on 10 December 1962) from her marriage to Walter Matthau.
- Divorced by William Saroyan when he learned she was illegitimate and Jewish, but soon tried to get her to take him back. She divorced him within months of their second marriage.
- She got rave reviews for her supporting role as John Cassavetes' gun moll girlfriend in Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976) but husband Walter Matthau discouraged her from accepting other acting jobs.
- Mother, with Walter Matthau of son Charles Matthau.
- Attended high school in the 1940s with Oona Chaplin, the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill, who would later became the fourth wife of Charles Chaplin.
- Stepmother of David Matthau and Jenny Matthau.
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