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Maila Nurmi
Born
11 December 1922
Died
10 January 2008
Place
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Acting

Maila Nurmi

Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008), known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American actress best known for creating the camp 1950s character Vampira. She was of Finnish descent.

As actor

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022 · Self - (archive footage)

Vampira and Me

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Vampira: The Movie

2006 · Herself

American Scary

2006 · Herself / 'Vampira'

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

2004 · Self

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001 · Herself

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 · Vampire Girl (archive footage)

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998 · Woman in Hotel Lobby

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996 · Herself

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996 · Self

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

1995 · Self

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992 · Herself

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 · Vampire Girl (archive footage)

Population: 1

1986 · Mother (uncredited)

Bungalow Invader

1981 · Vampira

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975 · Self

The Magic Sword

1962 · The Hag / Sorceress

I Passed for White

1960 · Girl Poet (uncredited)

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960 · Etta Toodie

The Beat Generation

1959 · Poetess

The Big Operator

1959 · Gina

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957 · Vampire Girl

The Jet-Propelled Couch

1957 · Vampira

Romance on the High Seas

1948 · Ship Passenger (uncredited)