Yvonne De Carlo was born in Vancouver, Canada, on September 1, 1922, was a Canadian-American actress. Young Yvonne De Carlo first started her career in beauty contests and as a dancer in nightclubs. She made her big screen debut in comedy movie Harvard, Here I Come (1941) in uncredited role as Bathing Girl. She got her television debut in NBC series Lights Out (1952) in episode "Another Country", in role as Marie Von Erdody. Yvonne's breakthrough performance came as Anna Marie in Western drama film Salome, Where She Danced (1945).
Yvonne De Carlo's height was 5' 4¼" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 163 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 123 іn pоunds or 56 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Yvonne De Carlo body measurements was bust-waist-hip 36-25-34 in inches or 91.5-63.5-86 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34C with cup size C.
Yvonne De Carlo
Photo: Studio Publicity / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
September 1, 1922
Died:
January 8, 2007
Nationality:
Canada - U.S.
Sun Sign:
Virgo
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Green
Height:
5 ft 4¼ in | 163 cm
Body Measurements:
36-25-34 in | 91.5-63.5-86 cm
Weight:
56 kg | 123 lbs
Bra Size:
34C
Shoe Size:
7.5 US | 38 EU
She won the International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Show (Fantafestival) Award for Best Actress for her role as Ma in slasher film American Gothic (1987).
She won the Photoplay Award for Best Performances of the Month (November) for her role as Lillian Marlowe in comedy drama western movie The Gal Who Took the West (1949).
The Ten Commandments (1956) - Sephora
Brute Force (1947) - Gina Ferrara
Criss Cross (1949) - Anna Dundee
The Captain's Paradise (1953) - Nita St. James
Munster, Go Home! (1966) - Lily Munster
Buccaneer's Girl (1950) - Deborah McCoy
Band of Angels (1957) - Amantha Starr
Sea Devils (1953) - Droucette
The Desert Hawk (1950) - Princess Scheherazade
River Lady (1948) - Sequin
Passion (1954) - Rosa Melo / Antonia 'Tonia' Melo
Scarlet Angel (1952) - Roxy McClanahan
Tomahawk (1951) - Julie Madden
Death of a Scoundrel (1956) - Bridget Kelly
She was nominated for the "Who Knew They Could Sing?" TV Land Award for her role as Lily Munster in sitcom The Munsters (1964–1966), she also played same character in science fiction comedy film The Munsters' Revenge (1981).
Roots (1977) ABC - Slave owner's wife
Attended King Edward High School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Le Conte Middle School in Los Angeles, California.
Had Sicilian and Scottish ancestry.
She started studying dance at the age of three.
She was also accomplished singer.
She signed a three-year contract with Paramount Pictures in 1942.
She was good friends with actor Butch Patrick and film director Cecil B. DeMille.
She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for Motion Pictures at 6124 Hollywood Boulevard and for Television at 6715 Hollywood Boulevard.
Published her autobiography "Yvonne" in 1987.
Her nickname was "Peggy".
She played Carlotta Campion in a musical "Follies" (1971–1972), at the Winter Garden Theatre.
She was named honorary mayor of North Hollywood, Los Angeles in 1966.
Yvonne died on January 8, 2007, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 84.
She was married to Bob Morgan (1955-1968) they had two sons, Bruce Morgan and Michael Morgan.
She was engaged to Howard Duff (1947-1948).
She dated Artie Shaw (1942), Howard Hughes (1943-1946), Robert Stack (1946), Jock Mahoney (1948-1949), Lee MacGregor (1949), Steve Cochran (1950), Robert Taylor (1951) and Prince Aly Khan (1952).