Yvonne De Carlo was born on September 1, 1922 in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.
Sometimes Yvonne De Carlo is credited as Yvonne DeCarlo.
Although her birth name is Margaret Yvonne Middleton and her
nickname is Peggy.
De Carlo died on January 8, 2007 of natural causes.
Yvonne De Carlo was Miss Venice Beach in 1938 and after appearing
in three short films, all uncredited, Yvonne De Carlo finally
made a film she had a bit part in HARVARD, HERE I COME (1942).
Yvonne first title role was in the film SALOME, WHERE SHE
DANCED.
THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS was Yvonne's film that would immortalize
her the best. She played Sephora, the wife of Moses (Charlton
Heston). The film was, unquestionably, a super smash, which
is still shown on television today.
With film roles vanishing, Yvonne De Carlo took the role
of Lily Munster in the smash series THE MUNSTERS which first
aired in 1964. The TV generation knows Yvonne De Carlo as
Lily Munster, a role she played on THE MUNSTERS TV series
(1964-66) and in a 1966 feature film, MUNSTER, GO HOME. The
cast reunited for 1981's TV movie THE MUNSTERS' REVENGE.
The 1972 Brodway musical FOLLIES by Stephen Sondheim and
James Goldman. Had a role created by Yvonne De Carlo the role
of "Carlotta Campion", in which she sang one of Sondheim's
most famous songs, "I'm Still Here." In 1987 Yvonne De
Carlo autobiography, Yvonne, was published.
Yvonne De Carlo's other notable credits include...
THE SORORITY HOUSE MURDERS (1993)
THE NAKED TRUTH (1992)
THE MUNSTERS' REVENGE (1981)
THE MAN WITH BOGART'S FACE (1980)
WON TON TON, THE DOG WHO SAVED HOLLYWOOD (1976)
MUNSTER, GO HOME (1966)
SCARLET ANGEL (1952)
I LOOK AT YOU (1941)
