Before landing the role of
Marilyn Munster in
The Munsters Today,, she made one commercial (for
Kentucky Fried Chicken) As Munster, Van Dyke replaced actress Mary Ellen Dunbar in the original pilot episode, and went on to appear in 72 episodes from 1988-1991. Her feature film debut was as a night-club dancer in
Deadly Addiction (1988). She also starred as
Joan of Arc in an episode of
Life Goes On (1990) and Joanna in the TV series
What A Dummy (1990). == References ==