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 Today room set, there are photos of the original casts sitting on the mantle of the fireplace. The series lasted three seasons on syndicated television, and proved popular with international audiences. The Munsters Today The Munsters Today is an American sitcom and sequel to the original 1964–66 sitcom "The Munsters" that aired in syndication from October 8, 1988 to May 25, 1991. The series concerns the day-to-day life of a family of benign monsters, with married couple Herman Munster (Frankenstein's monster) and Lily Munster (a vampire). Lily's Father, Grandpa, who is also a vampire, lives with the family. Herman and Lily