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Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Actor · Died January 8, 2007, aged 84 · Vancouver, Canada

Yvonne De Carlo (September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007) was a Canadian-born American actress of film and television. During her six-decade career, her most frequent appearances in film came in the 1940s and 1950s and included her best-known film roles, such as of Anna Marie in Salome Where She Danced (1945); Anna in Criss Cross (1949); Sephora the wife of Moses in The Ten Commandments (1956), starring Charlton Heston; and Amantha Starr in Band of Angels (1957) with Clark Gable. In the early 1960s, De Carlo accepted the offer to play Lily Munster for the CBS television series The Munsters, alongside Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yvonne De Carlo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 1, 1922
Died
January 8, 2007 (aged 84)
From
Vancouver, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 121 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Yvonne De Carlo's films like?

Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
28%
Power
20%
Self
7%
Survival
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 25 · Serious 10 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 14 · Charged 24 · Intense 8

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 31 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 6 of 21 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
6 of 21
Ally
5 of 21
Hero
4 of 21
Herald
2 of 21
Shadow
2 of 21
Trickster
1 of 21
Mentor
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Romantic
17
Joyful
12
Thrilling
12
Absurd
11
Other
45

How their films linger

Fun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yvonne De Carlo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yvonne De Carlo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

121 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Auto-Tune the Munsters: A Rock Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lily Munster (archive footage)

  • The Munsters: Family Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lily Munster

  • Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lily Munster (archive footage)

  • The Barefoot Executive(1995)

    as Norma

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Here Come the Munsters(1995)

    as Restaurant Guest

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • La classe américaine(1993)

    as The Actor's Wife (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Seasons of the Heart(1993)

    as Older Martha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Truth(1992)

    as Mrs. Hess

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Oscar(1991)

    as Aunt Rosa

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mirror Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Emelin

  • Dream On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Francesca Goldman

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Jones (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Cellar Dweller(1987)

    as Mrs. Briggs

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • American Gothic(1987)

    as Ma

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Masterpiece of Murder(1986)

    as Mrs. Murphy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Los Angeles Judge

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Springer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Play Dead(1983)

    as Hester

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Rose

  • Liar's Moon(1981)

    as Jeanene Dubois

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Munsters' Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Lily Munster

  • The Man with Bogart's Face(1980)

    as Teresa Anastas

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Alan Thicke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Silent Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs. Engels

  • Black Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Catherine Jones

  • Guyana: Cult of the Damned(1979)

    as Susan Ames

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nocturna(1979)

    as Jugulia Vein

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Fifi Aprea · as Madame Jeannot

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Satan's Cheerleaders(1977)

    as Emmy Bubb

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood(1976)

    as Cleaning Woman

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • House of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mrs. Howard

  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Julia

  • Blazing Stewardesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Honey Morgan

  • The Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Miss DePriest

  • The Mark of Zorro(1974)

    as Isabella Vega (as Yvonne DeCarlo)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lorraine

  • Arizona Slim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Countess Zubrovka

  • The Seven Minutes(1971)

    as Constance Cumberland

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Delta Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Valerie

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Levene

  • Arizona Bushwhackers(1968)

    as Jill Wyler

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Power(1968)

    as Sally Hallson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hostile Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Laura Mannon

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Nadia Marcolescu

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Munster, Go Home!(1966)

    as Lily Munster

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Lily Munster

  • The Munsters(1964)

    Show 70 episodes · as Lily Munster

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Law of the Lawless(1964)

    as Ellie Irish

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Global Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Dolores

  • McLintock!(1963)

    as Louise Warren

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Countess Barbara Erozzi

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Haldeman aka Elena · as Imogene Del Finnia

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lianne Zagreb

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Lotta Crabtree

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • La spada e la croce(1958)

    as Maria Maddalena

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Timbuktu(1958)

    as Natalie Dufort

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Band of Angels(1957)

    as Amantha Starr

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Scoundrel(1956)

    as Bridget Kelly

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    as Sephora

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Raw Edge(1956)

    as Hannah Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Flame of the Islands(1955)

    as Rosalind Dee

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Pearl Krauss

  • Magic Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Minna Planer

  • Shotgun(1955)

    as Abby

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Passion(1954)

    as Rosa Melo / Tonya Melo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Contessa's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as La Castiglione - Virginia Oldoini

  • Happy Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Serena McGlusky

  • Border River(1954)

    as Carmelita Carias

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Backbone of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Victoria Johnson

  • Fort Algiers(1953)

    as Yvette

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Captain's Paradise(1953)

    as Nita St. James

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sombrero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Maria of the River Road

  • Sea Devils(1953)

    as Droucette

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane Smith(1952)

    as Luana Whitmore

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Prudence Ledyard /Madame 44

  • Death Valley Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Clare Reed

  • Scarlet Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Roxy McClanahan

  • The San Francisco Story(1952)

    as Adelaide McCall

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Silver City(1951)

    as Candace Surrency

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Francesca

  • Hotel Sahara(1951)

    as Yasmin Pallas

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Tomahawk(1951)

    as Julie Madden

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Desert Hawk(1950)

    as Princess Scheherazade

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Buccaneer's Girl(1950)

    as Deborah McCoy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Calamity Jane and Sam Bass(1949)

    as Calamity Jane

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Gal Who Took the West(1949)

    as Linda Marlowe

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Yvonne De Carlo

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Criss Cross(1949)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • River Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sequin

  • Casbah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Inez

  • Black Bart(1948)

    as Lola Montez

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Slave Girl(1947)

    as Francesca

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Brute Force(1947)

    as Gina Ferrara

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Song of Scheherazade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Cara de Talavera

  • Frontier Gal(1945)

    as Lorena Dumont

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Salome, Where She Danced(1945)

    as Anna Marie

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bring on the Girls(1945)

    as Hat Check girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Practically Yours(1944)

    as Office Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Here Come the Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Wave (uncredited)

  • Rainbow Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lona's Companion

  • Kismet(1944)

    as Handmaiden

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Dr. Wassell(1944)

    as Native Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Standing Room Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Secretary

  • True to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • The Deerslayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Princess Wah-Tah

  • So Proudly We Hail!(1943)

    as Girl (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Let's Face It(1943)

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited) · as Chorus Girl

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)

    as Girl in Cafe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • No Time for Love(1943)

    as Showgirl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Salute for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • The Crystal Ball(1943)

    as Secretary

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Rhythm Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Showgirl (uncredited)

  • Road to Morocco(1942)

    as Handmaiden (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Youth on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Student (uncredited)

  • This Gun for Hire(1942)

    as Showgirl at Neptune Club (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Lamp of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • The Kink of the Campus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Kitty O'Hara

  • Harvard, Here I Come!(1941)

    as Bathing Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 121 titles from 1941 to 2015; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

The Ten Commandments (1956)

$66M worldwide

Highest rated

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Munsters (1964)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19412015

Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting121 of 121: 121 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

1940s35 · acting1950s32 · acting1960s15 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s8 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 5% of 21 roles
42526287

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Yvonne De Carlo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th29
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 69 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · actor

The Naked Truth (1992)

86th percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Yvonne De Carlo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles21–43 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yvonne De Carlo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yvonne De Carlo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Sherman shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles