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
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas send Santa home, and the entire family must find a way to save Christmas. Meanwhile, Marilyn falls in love and Lily enters a home decorating contest, with nosy neighbour Edna Dimitty (from the previous Munster movie "Here Come the Munsters") causing trouble. Eddie also faces trouble at school from bullies. The movie was shot at Heathcote Hall, a historic building built in 1887 at Heathcote, New South Wales. "The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas" was originally aired on Fox on December 17, 1996. It was acquired by ABC Family, and was added to their "25 Days of Christmas" line-up on December