- Alanis admitted to US Weekly that "Hands Clean" from her 'Under Rug Swept' album is about an affair that she had with a 29-year-old man when she was just fourteen years old. Their relationship lasted 5 years.
- Replaced Emma Thompson as God in the film Dogma (1999)
- When MP3 sponsored one of her concert tours, she was offered $50,000 in cash. Instead, she chose to take it in the form of company stock. When MP3 went public, the value of her shares went into the millions of dollars.
- Has sold over 60 million albums worldwide, making her one of the most successful female artists of all time.
- Is the youngest artist (at the age of 21) to ever win an "Album of the Year" Grammy. (1996)
- "Jagged Little Pill" sold over 43 million copies, making it the biggest selling debut album of any artist in history.
- Was engaged to Ryan Reynolds from 2004 to 2006.
- Phoned Mother Teresa the night before she died wanting to volunteer, but she was sleeping. Not wanting to wake her, Alanis said she would call back at a later time.
- She is the daughter of Georgia Mary Ann (Feuerstein) and Alan Richard Morissette. Her father is Canadian, of French-Canadian and one eighth Irish descent. Her mother, who was from Hungary, is of half Ashkenazi Jewish and half Hungarian descent. Alanis has a twin brother named Wade. She released two albums in Canada prior to their U.S. release.
- Plans on becoming an American citizen but will still keep her Canadian citizenship.
- Has won 16 Juno Awards (five in the years 1996 and 2000), eight Grammy Awards including "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" for "You Oughta Know" in 1999, and four American Music Awards.
- When making her first album, she suffered from anorexia and bulimia nervosa due to professional pressure and managerial demands, so she subsequently had to began therapy.
- Was born at the Riverside Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Is fluent in French.
- After playing God in the movie Dogma (1999), she was asked if she had ever read the Bible. She said she had, but found it to be "patriarchal and sexist."
- Ran a marathon promoting awareness for the National Eating Disorders Association.[2009].
- While hosting the 2004 Juno Music Awards in Edmonton, Canada, she wore a nude-colored body suit with lifelike nipples and pubic hair to make a statement about censorship and Janet Jackson's breast-baring Superbowl incident. The audience roared with laughter upon realizing that her nudity was fake.
- Wrote and recorded her album "Jagged Little Pill", basing it on her relationship with then-beau Dave Coulier and her entire upbringing.
- Spoke German when she was a child, but eventually forgot it later in her life.
- 8 March 1996 was named "Alanis Morissette Day" in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by the then mayor.
- When her first debut single "Fate Stay With Me" and the "Alanis", and "Now Is The Time" albums were released in Canada she was known only as "Alanis". She was advised to go just by her first name to not cause any name confusion with Alannah Myles, another Canadian singer who was popular at the time.
- Attended the 2003 Canadian Juno Music Awards with actor Ryan Reynolds.
- Mother, with husband Souleye, of three children: son Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway (b. December 25, 2010), daughter Onyx Solace Morissette-Treadway (b. June 23, 2016) and another son, Winter Mercy Morissette-Treadway (b. August 8, 2019).
- Is 12 minutes younger than her twin brother.
- Two music videos that made it on VH1's 100 Greatest Videos: "Ironic" was #18 and "Thank U" was #66.
- Became an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church (2004).
- Madonna had to meet with Alanis and exert pressure on her not to quit Maverick Records over her disappointing sales -and Maverick marketing- of latest album (May 2001).
- Her favorite song is Ave Maria.
- She not only played god in the Kevin smith comedy dogma she wrote a song for the soundtrack too.
- Her former manager Jonathan Todd Schwartz embezzled $7 million from her and other celebrities.[May 2017].
- Just released the 10th year acoustic version of her worldwide famous album "Jagged Little Pill". (June 2005)
- Financial backer of Broadway musical 'Jane Eyre,' spring 2001.
- Attended "Glebe Collegiate Institute" located in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Will be inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame on 5 June 2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Ranked #53 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
- Began playing the piano at the age of 6.
- Became a U.S. citizen on 11 February 2005. She now considers herself a Canadian-American.
- On You Can't Do That on Television (1979) in 1986, Alanis was green slimed on her first episode and cream pied on the "Enemies and Paranoia" episode.
- Twin brother Wade is a yoga instructor.
- Between the births of her son Ever and daughter Onyx, she had multiple miscarriages.
- To celebrate their one year anniversary, Alanis and boyfriend Ryan Reynolds wear matching rings on their fourth fingers of their right hands (May 2003).
- Attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Has publicly stated her opposition to George W. Bush invasion and occupation of Iraq.
- Will be performing at an event featuring the The Dalai Lama to build support for his Tibet China Negotiation Campaign. The event will take place in her hometown of Ottawa, Canada (24 April 2004).
- Dating National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) actor Ryan Reynolds since 2002. They have homes together in Los Angeles and Vancouver, B.C.
- Performed the US and the Canadian national anthem at Game 4 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals between the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Ottawa Senators. (June 4, 2007)
- Became engaged to her boyfriend of two years, Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, in June 2004.
- Her album "Under Rug Swept", released on 26 February 2002, included 13 new songs and topped the Billboard 200 chart.
- Finishing up work on her sixth full-length album. It will be called "So-Called Chaos" and it will be released on May 18, 2004. (January 2004)
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