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Maila Nurmi

Acting · Born December 11, 1922 · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Maila Nurmi movies and shows

  • The Incredibly Strange Film Show1988
  • Plan 9 from Outer Space1957
  • Romance on the High Seas1948
  • The Magic Sword1962
  • Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022
  • Sex Kittens Go to College1960
  • The Beat Generation1959
  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991
  • The Vampira Show1954
  • I Passed for White1960
  • Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies2001
  • The Big Operator1959
  • I Woke Up Early the Day I Died1998
  • James Dean: The First American Teenager1975
  • Vampires: Thirst for the Truth1996
  • Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion1992
  • The Many Faces of Dracula2000
  • American Scary2006
  • The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.1996
  • Vampira: The Movie2006
  • Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts2004
  • Population: 11986
  • Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes1995
  • Vampira and Me2013