Yvonne De Carlo
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2013) Yvonne De Carlo De Carlo in 1951 Born Margaret Yvonne Middleton (1922-09-01)September 1, 1922 West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Died January 8, 2007(2007-01-08) (aged 84) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States Cause of death Heart failure Resting place Cremation Occupation Actress, singer, dancer Years active 1941–1995 Spouse(s) Robert Drew Morgan (married 1955–1974) Children Bari Lee Morgan (b. 1947) (stepdaughter) Bruce Ross Morgan (b. 1956) Michael Morgan (1957–1997) Musical career Genres Jazz pop Instruments Vocals Labels Masterseal Yvonne De Carlo (born Margaret Yvonne Middleton; September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007) was a Canadian American actress, singer, and dancer whose career in film, television, and musical theatre spanned six decades. She obtained her breakthrough role in Salome, Where She Danced (1945), produced by Walter Wanger, who described her as "the most beautiful girl in the world." Success followed in films such as Criss Cross (1949) and The Captain's Paradise (1953). Her film career reached its peak when director Cecil B. DeMille cast her as Sephora, the wife of Moses, her most prominent role, in his biblical epic The Ten Commandments (1956). After her lead performance in Band of Angels (1957) and supporting role in McLintock! (1963), she played Lily Munster, the wife of Herman Munster, in the CBS sitcom The Munsters (1964-1966).