Maila Nurmi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1922
- Died
- January 10, 2008 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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
Plan 9 from Outer Space
The Magic Sword
Romance on the High Seas
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Sex Kittens Go to College
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
The Beat Generation
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
The Big Operator
Vampira and Me
Population: 1
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
Vampira and Me
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Vampira: The Movie
Movie · as Herself
American Scary
Movie · as Herself / 'Vampira'
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Movie · as Self
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Movie · as Herself
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie · as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie · as Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Movie · as Herself
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Movie · as Self
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Movie · as Self
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Movie · as Herself
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie · as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Population: 1
Movie · as Mother (uncredited)
Bungalow Invader
Movie · as Vampira
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Movie · as Self
The Magic Sword
Movie · as The Hag / Sorceress
I Passed for White
Movie · as Girl Poet (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
Movie · as Etta Toodie
The Beat Generation
Movie · as Poetess
The Big Operator
Movie · as Gina
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Movie · as Vampire Girl
The Jet-Propelled Couch
Movie · as Vampira
The Vampira Show
TV · as Vampira · 1 ep
Romance on the High Seas
Movie · as Ship Passenger (uncredited)