Lily Munster Lily Munster Lily Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom, "The Munsters", originally played by Yvonne De Carlo. The matriarch of the Munster household, Lily is a vampire. The role was later played by Lee Meriwether in "The Munsters Today" and by Portia de Rossi in the unsold 2012 pilot "Mockingbird Lane". Lily was first introduced in the 2nd pilot episode and is the only family member to not appear in the original pilot episode. In the original pilot Herman was married to another woman called Phoebe Munster who was scrapped as the producers felt she resembled Morticia
Munster Mansion and a limited edition "ghostly green" kit. Munster Mansion The Munster Mansion (a title never used in the series), is an exterior set located at Universal Studios. It is most famous for its use in the 1964–1966 sitcom "The Munsters", but has appeared in several other productions, both before and after. According to "The Munsters" series, the mansion was built on the remains of an old fort, with Grandpa providing the down payment when Herman and Lily bought the home. The house, built in the Second Empire Victorian architectural style, was constructed on Stage 12 in 1946 for the filming