
Maila Nurmi
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
Vampire Girl
Romance on the High Seas
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Herself
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Herself
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Herself
Vampira and Me
Self (archive footage)
The Magic Sword
The Hag / Sorceress
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Woman in Hotel Lobby
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Filmography
Acting (25)
Movies (23)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022as Self - (archive footage)
Vampira and Me
2013as Self (archive footage)
American Scary
2006as Herself / 'Vampira'
Vampira: The Movie
2006as Herself
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004as Self
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001as Herself
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998as Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996as Herself
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996as Self
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995as Self
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992as Herself
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
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1986as Mother (uncredited)
Bungalow Invader
1981as Vampira
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975as Self
The Magic Sword
1962as The Hag / Sorceress
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960as Etta Toodie
I Passed for White
1960as Girl Poet (uncredited)
The Beat Generation
1959as Poetess
The Big Operator
1959as Gina
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957as Vampire Girl
Romance on the High Seas
1948as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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