- Sister-in-law of actor Robert Stack at one time, she served as Stack's matron of honor when he married actress Rosemarie Stack in 1956.
- Developed a drinking problem in the 1960s due to the few acting roles she was offered.
- Her marriage, after a two year-engagement, to Audie Murphy was a disaster. The World War II hero suffered from traumatic stress disorder and was prone to fierce jealousy, yet slept with other women. He kept a gun under his pillow and also gambled away all of Wanda's money betting on horses. Despite breaking up after a year, she continued to love him and was devastated after he died in a plane crash in 1971.
- Interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Burbank, California.
- Ex-aunt-in-law of Elizabeth Stack and Charles Stack.
- Ex-daughter-in-law of James Stack and Betzi Stack.
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