- Graduated from New York University at age 57. She promised her mother, who did not live to see Mary graduate, that she would finish college.
- Suffered a heart attack at her home in May 2006. She successfully underwent heart bypass surgery.
- Had three children with ex-husband Pedro Ferrer: daughter Turkessa (b. 1975), son Pedro Antonio Jr. (b. 1977) and son Rafael (1979-1994), who was killed in a car accident.
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Supremes) in 1988.
- Ranked #16 on VH1's Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
- A Cultural Ambassador for the US.
- The Supremes were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7060 Hollywood Blvd.
- She was the daughter of Johnnie Mae and Sam Wilson, and was raised in Chicago and, for most of her childhood, Detroit.
- Has ten grandchildren, and one great -granddaughter.
- Graduated from Northeastern High School in Detroit, Michigan.
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