Lily Munster got on well. De Carlo approached the role with Donna Reed as her primary inspiration. 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
The Munsters (film series) The Munsters (film series) Several movies based on "The Munsters" were released, three featuring original cast members. "Munster, Go Home!" (1966). The Munsters go to England to claim Munster Hall after the death of an old relative. The film starred the original black & white series' cast, with the exception of Pat Priest who was replaced by Universal Pictures by its teenage contract player Debbie Watson. Priest commented in the "A&E Biography" documentary produced on "The Munsters" by the A&E (Arts and Entertainment) cable TV network, that she was devastated at the producers' decision not to include the then-29-year-old actress.