Background
Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents Christine M. (née Pavia) and Mario A. Vaccaro, a restaurateur.
Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents Christine M. (née Pavia) and Mario A. Vaccaro, a restaurateur.
And where Vaccaro graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School.
Vaccaro"s Broadway credits include The Affair (1962), Cactus Flower (1965), How Now, Dow Jones (1967), The Goodbye People (1968), the female version of The Odd Couple, (1985), and Jake"s Women (1992). The husky-voiced actress is a three-time Tony Award nominee, for Best Featured Actress in a Play (Cactus Flower), Best Actress in a Musical (Dow Jones), and Best Actress in a Play (The Goodbye People). Additional screen credits include Airport "77, Capricorn One, The Pride of Jesse Hallam, Supergirl, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Heart of Midnight, Zorro, The Gay Blade and House by the Lake, also known as Death Weekend.
Her television credits include the title role in the 1976 series Sara, a number of television movies, and a regular role in the short-lived 1984 series Paper Dolls, in addition to guest appearances on Banacek, The Fugitive, The Defenders, Coronet Blue, The Name of the Game, Marcus Welby, Doctor of Medicine, McCloud, The Streets of San Francisco, The Love Boat, Saint Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, The Golden Girls, Columbo, Touched by an Angel, Friends, The King of Queens, and Nip/Tuck.
She supplied the voice for Johnny Bravo"s mother Bunny Bravo in the animated cartoon series. She was the first voice of Jay"s (Jon Lovitz)"s ex-wife Ardeth on The Critic.
She made an appearance on The Smurfs as Scruple, an apprentice of Gargamel, opposite Paul Winchell. After ill health forced Valerie Harper to bow out of the production of Nice Work if You Can Get lieutenant at the Ogunquit Playhouse (Maine), Vaccaro took over the role of Millicent Winter for the remaining performances of the limited run from August 4-15, 2015.