- Both her parents were professional musicians. Her father was a cellist and her mother was an accompanist.
- Was at one point set to play a supporting role in the Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues (1960).
- Her unusual (and lyrical sounding) name was the subject of a good-natured joke in an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). Ted Baxter was challenged to think up an original joke. He came up with a knock-knock joke: Knock Knock. Who's there? Anna Maria Alberghetti Anna Maria Alberghetti who? (singing) Anna Maria Alberghetti in a taxi honey...
- In 1962, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Diahann Carroll tied for the Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Musical. Anna Maria won for "Carnival!" and Diahann won for "No Strings".Theirs was the fourth of 10 ties in Tony history.
- Sister of Carla Alberghetti.
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