Yvonne De Carlo
One of my favorite old Hollywood actresses, Yvonne De Carlo, actually became one of my favorite actresses before I ever saw her in a single movie! I had always loved her on The Munsters (she was my favorite character on the show… still is) and never missed an episode. One day when my mom called me into the living room to show me a stunningly beautiful brunette in a movie she was watching and asked me, “Know who that is??”
I told her I had no idea but that she was as beautiful as Ava Gardner, Maureen O’Hara, or any other actress I’d ever seen. When she told me it was Yvonne De Carlo, I started to laugh, thinking she was pulling my leg, but then I heard the actress talk and looked into her eyes… and all I could say was, “Lilly! It IS you!”
I honestly can’t remember, for certain, which of her movies was on, but I think it was Frontier Gal.
I have, of course, since then watched most of her movies and have become a bigger fan of her than ever. She was incredibly multitalented and had a way of lighting up a screen as soon as she stepped into the picture. I’d love for more people to become familiar with her films – she’s known primarily as Lilly Munster (and there’s NOTHING in the world wrong with that!) but I’d love to see her get the recognition she deserves as a film actress.
You can find Yvonne De Carlo movies on dvd (Amazon link) as well as Prime Video on Amazon.