Maila Nurmi
- Acting
- December 11, 1922 · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
- January 10, 2008
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies · Self
- Vampira and Me · Self
- Vampira: The Movie · Self
- American Scary · Herself / 'Vampira'
- Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts · Self
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies · Self
- The Many Faces of Dracula · Vampire Girl (archive footage)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died · Woman in Hotel Lobby
- The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. · Self
- Vampires: Thirst for the Truth · Self
- Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes · Self
- Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion · Self
- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook · Vampire Girl (archive footage)
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show · Self
- Population: 1 · Mother (uncredited)
- Bungalow Invader · Vampira
- James Dean: The First American Teenager · Self
- The Magic Sword · The Hag / Sorceress
- Sex Kittens Go to College · Etta Toodie
- I Passed for White · Girl Poet (uncredited)
- The Big Operator · Gina
- The Beat Generation · Poetess
- The Jet-Propelled Couch · Vampira
- Plan 9 from Outer Space · Vampire Girl
- The Vampira Show · Vampira
- Romance on the High Seas · Ship Passenger (uncredited)