Maila Nurmi
Acting · 85 years old
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.
Known For
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Self
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
Vampira: The Movie
Herself
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Self
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Herself
American Scary
Herself / 'Vampira'
Vampira and Me
Self (archive footage)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Herself
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Herself
Romance on the High Seas
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I Passed for White
Girl Poet (uncredited)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
The Big Operator
Gina
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Beat Generation
Poetess
Population: 1
Mother (uncredited)
The Magic Sword
The Hag / Sorceress
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Vampire Girl
The Many Faces of Dracula
Vampire Girl (archive footage)