Yvonne De Carlo Biography (1924-)

Real name Peggy (some sources say Margaret) Yvonne Middleton; born September1, 1924 (some sources say 1922) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; married Robert Morgan (a stuntman), 1955 (divorced); children: Bruce, Michael. Career: Actress. Worked as a dancer in nightclubs and on stage before becoming an actress.

Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
September 1, 1924
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • The Kink of the Campus, Columbia, 1941
  • Bathing beauty, Harvard Here I Come!, Columbia, 1942
  • (Uncredited) Girl, Lucky Jordan, Paramount, 1942
  • (Uncredited) Show girl, This Gun for Hire, Paramount, 1942
  • (Uncredited) Handmaiden, The Road to Morocco, Paramount, 1942
  • (Uncredited) Chorus girl, Rhythm Parade, Monarch, 1943
  • Secretary, The Crystal Ball, United Artists, 1943
  • Student, Youth on Parade, Republic, 1943
  • Girl, True to Life, Paramount, 1943
  • Wah-Tah, The Deerslayer, Republic, 1943
  • Girl in cafe, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Paramount, 1943
  • Girl, Let's Face It, Paramount, 1943
  • Singer in quartet, Salute for Three, Paramount, 1943
  • Girl, Here Come the Waves, Paramount, 1944
  • Girl, So Proudly We Hail, Paramount, 1944
  • Member of Queen's retinue, Kismet (also known as Oriental Dream), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
  • Office worker, Practically Yours, Paramount, 1944
  • Lona's companion, Rainbow Island, Paramount, 1944
  • Secretary, Standing Room Only, Paramount, 1944
  • Native girl, The Story of Dr. Wassell, Paramount, 1944
  • Lorena Dumont, Frontier Gal (also known as The Bride Wasn't Willing), Universal, 1945
  • Hatcheck girl, Bring on the Girls, Paramount, 1945
  • Title role, Salome, Where She Danced, Universal, 1945
  • Gina, Brute Force, Universal, 1947
  • Francesca, Slave Girl, Universal, 1947
  • Cara de Talavera, Song of Scheherazade, Universal, 1947
  • Lola Montez, Black Bart (also known as Black Bart, Highwayman), Universal, 1948
  • Inez, Casbah, Universal, 1948
  • Sequin, River Lady, Universal, 1948
  • Calamity Jane Canary, Calamity Jane and Sam Bass, Universal, 1949
  • Anna, Criss Cross, Universal, 1949
  • Lillian Marlowe, The Gal Who Took the West, Universal, 1949
  • Deborah McCoy, Buccaneer's Girl, Universal, 1950
  • Princess Scheherazade, The Desert Hawk, Universal, 1950
  • Yasmin Pallas, Hotel Sahara, United Artists, 1951
  • Candace Surrency, Silver City (also known as High Vermillion), Paramount, 1951
  • Julie Madden, Tomahawk (also known as Battle of Powder River), Universal, 1951
  • Luana, Hurricane Smith, Paramount, 1952
  • Adelaide McCall, The San Francisco Story, Warner Brothers, 1952
  • Roxy McClanahan, Scarlet Angel, Universal, 1952
  • Nita, The Captain's Paradise (also known as Paradise and The Captain's Progress), British Lion, 1953
  • Yvette, Fort Algiers, United Artists, 1953
  • Droucette, Sea Devils, RKO, 1953
  • Maria, Sombrero, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
  • Cruisin' Down the River, Columbia, 1953
  • Virginia Oldoini (Comtesse de Castiglione), La Castiglione (also known as The Contessa's Secret), 1954
  • Carmelita Carjas, Border River, Universal, 1954
  • Rosa and Tonya Melo, Passion, RKO, 1954
  • Serena McGlusky, Tonight's the Night (also known as Happy EveryAfter and O'Leary Night), Pathe, 1954
  • Rosalind Dee, Flame of the Islands, Republic, 1955
  • Abby, Shotgun, Allied Artists, 1955
  • Bridget Kelly, Death of a Scoundrel (also known as Loves of a Scoundrel, Diary of a Scoundrel, and The Loves and Deaths of a Scoundrel), RKO, 1956
  • Minna, Magic Fire, Republic, 1956
  • Hannah Montgomery, Raw Edge, Universal, 1956
  • Sephora, The Ten Commandments, Paramount, 1956
  • Amanda Starr, Band of Angels, Warner Brothers, 1957
  • Mary Magdalene, La Spade e la Croce (also known as Mary Magdalene and The Sword and the Cross), 1958
  • Natalie Dufort, Timbuktu, United Artists, 1959
  • Louise Warren, McLintock!, United Artists, 1963
  • Dolores, A Global Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
  • Ellie Irish, Law of the Lawless (also known as Invitation to aHanging), Paramount, 1964
  • Tentazioni Proibiti, Wonder Films, 1964
  • Lily Munster, Munster, Go Home, Paramount, 1966
  • Laura Mannon, Hostile Guns, Paramount, 1967
  • Jilly Wyler, Arizona Bushwackers, Paramount, 1968
  • Sally Hallson, The Power, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
  • Valerie, The Delta Factor, Continental Distributing, 1970
  • Constance Cumberland, The Seven Minutes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
  • Julia, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (also known as Good Idea), Ambassador, 1975
  • Honey, Blazing Stewardesses (also known as Cathouse Cowgirls, Texas Layover, Up Like a Shot, and The Great Truck Robbery), Independent International, 1975
  • Arizona Slim, 1975
  • Cleaning woman, Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood, Paramount, 1976
  • House of Shadows, 1976
  • Emma Bub, High Priestess, and Sheriff's Wife, Satan's Cheerleaders, World Amusements, 1977
  • Jugulia, Nocturna (also known as Nocturna, Granddaughter of Dracula), Compass International, 1979
  • Susan Ames, Guyana, Cult of the Damned (also known as Guyana: Crime of the Century), Universal, 1980
  • Mrs. Engels, Silent Scream, American Cinema Releasing, 1980
  • Theresa Anastas, The Man with Bogart's Face (also known as SamMarlow, Private Eye), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
  • Jeanene Dubois, Liar's Moon, Crown International, 1982
  • Class Reunion (also known as National Lampoon's "Class Reunion"), ABC, 1982
  • Vultures (also known as Flesh and Bullets and Vultures in Paradise), Hollywood International Film Corporation, 1983
  • Hester, Play Dead, Troma, 1986
  • Ma, American Gothic (also known as Hide and Sheik), Vidmark, 1987
  • Mrs. Briggs, Cellar Dweller, Empire, 1988
  • Emelin, Mirror, Mirror, Academy, 1990
  • Aunt Rosa, Oscar, Buena Vista, 1991
  • The Naked Truth, Omega Pictures, 1992
  • Desert Hawk (also known as Desert Kickboxer), 21st CenturyFilm, 1992
  • Mrs. Garret, The Sorority House Murders, 1993
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Magda Kolday, The Greatest Show on Earth, ABC, 1963-64
  • Lily Munster, The Munsters, CBS, 1964-66
  • Episodic
  • Lotta Crabtree, "A Rose for Lotta," Bonanza, NBC, 1959
  • "Isle of Eden," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1960
  • "Time Remembered," The Virginian, NBC, 1963
  • "The Raiders," Custer, ABC, 1967
  • "Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs," The Virginian, NBC, 1969
  • Miss Springer, "Jessica Behind Bars," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
  • Mrs. Goldman, "The Second Greatest Story Ever Told," Dream On, HBO, 1991
  • Also appeared in "Death of Some Salesman," Tales from the Crypt, Fox; Lights Out, NBC; Star Stage, NBC.
  • Movies
  • Lorraine, The Girl on the Late, Late Show, NBC, 1974
  • Isabella Vega, The Mark of Zorro, ABC, 1974
  • Lily Munster, The Munsters' Revenge, NBC, 1981
  • Mrs. Murphy, A Masterpiece of Murder, NBC, 1986
  • Lily Munster, Here Come the Munsters, 1995
  • Specials
  • Victoria Johnson, Backbone of America, NBC, 1953
  • Lily Munster, Marineland Carnival, CBS, 1965
  • Stage Appearances
  • Angela, Enter Laughing, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, then Geary Theatre, San Francisco, CA, both 1964
  • (Broadway debut) Carlotta Campion, Follies, Winter Garden Theatre,197172, then Shubert Theatre, Century City, CA, 1972
  • WRITINGS
  • (With Doug Warren) Yvonne: An Autobiography, New York, 1987

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • Films in Review, April 1977, .
    • TV Times March 26, 1983, (London)*