Hilary Van Dyke (born October 30, 1970)[1][non-primary source needed] is an American actress and singer who began her career in TV advertisements before landing the role of Marilyn Munster in The Munsters Today,[2] replacing the actress in the original pilot episodes, Mary Ellen Dunbar.
Contrary to a popular misconception, she is not a relative of fellow actor Dick Van Dyke.
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).