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Yvonne De Carlo

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Key facts

Birth name Margaret Yvonne Middleton[2]
Birth date September 1, 1922[1]
Birth place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[2]
Death date January 8, 2007[1]
Death place Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA[3]
Occupation Actress, dancer, singer[2]

Yvonne De Carlo was a Canadian-American actress, dancer, and singer, best known for her role as Lily Munster in *The Munsters* and for her Hollywood film career in the 1940s and 1950s.

Context

Yvonne De Carlo, born Margaret Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver, British Columbia, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer, and singer [2]. She rose to fame as a Hollywood film star and sex symbol in the 1940s and 1950s, then moved into television and stage work [2]. She is widely remembered for her role as Lily Munster in *The Munsters* [4]. In 1960, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [4]. She passed away on January 8, 2007, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles [1].

Documented claims

  • She became a Hollywood film star and sex symbol in the 1940s and 1950s. [2]
  • She later acted on television and stage. [2]
  • She was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1960. [4]
  • She was best known as Lily Munster in *The Munsters*. [4]

Questions and answers

What ethnicity was Yvonne De Carlo?

She was Canadian-American, born in Vancouver, British Columbia [2].

What was the cause of death of Yvonne De Carlo?

The sources do not specify the cause of death.

What was Yvonne De Carlo's net worth when she died?

The sources do not provide her net worth.

How old was Yvonne De Carlo when she played Lily on The Munsters?

She was in her early 40s when she played Lily Munster, as the show aired in the mid-1960s [4].

Sources

  1. Yvonne De Carlo - Biography — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Yvonne De Carlo Went From Starlet To Monster - TheShot — theshot.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. The Yvonne De Carlo Story - INSP — insp.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Yvonne De Carlo's life story, TV shows and cause of death — tuko.co.ke (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People