Maila Nurmi
Acting • Born 1922-12-11 – Died 2008-01-10
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.
Filmography
25 credits
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Movie • 1957
Vampire Girl
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie • 1998
Woman in Hotel Lobby
Vampira: The Movie
Movie • 2006
Herself
The Magic Sword
Movie • 1962
The Hag / Sorceress
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Movie • 1992
Herself
The Beat Generation
Movie • 1959
Poetess
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Movie • 1996
Herself
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Movie • 2001
Herself
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Movie • 1996
Self
Population: 1
Movie • 1986
Mother (uncredited)
I Passed for White
Movie • 1960
Girl Poet (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
Movie • 1960
Etta Toodie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie • 1991
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie • 2000
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Big Operator
Movie • 1959
Gina
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Movie • 1995
Self
Vampira and Me
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Movie • 2004
Self
American Scary
Movie • 2006
Herself / 'Vampira'
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Movie • 1975
Self
Romance on the High Seas
Movie • 1948
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Bungalow Invader
Movie • 1981
Vampira
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie • 2022
Self - (archive footage)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
TV • 1988
Self
The Vampira Show
TV • 1954
Vampira