Maila Nurmi

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.

Born

Dec 11, 1922

Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

Jan 10, 2008

Known For

Acting

Movies

23 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

movie

Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

as Vampire Girl

Romance on the High Seas

1948 • as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

★ 6.7

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957 • as Vampire Girl

★ 4.2

The Magic Sword

1962 • as The Hag / Sorceress

★ 4.3

The Beat Generation

1959 • as Poetess

★ 5.2

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998 • as Woman in Hotel Lobby

★ 5.1

The Big Operator

1959 • as Gina

★ 6.0

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 • as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

★ 3.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 • as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

★ 9.5

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960 • as Etta Toodie

★ 3.3

I Passed for White

1960 • as Girl Poet (uncredited)

★ 7.0

American Scary

2006 • as Herself / 'Vampira'

★ 7.5

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992 • as Herself

★ 7.2

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001 • as Herself

★ 6.9

Vampira: The Movie

2006 • as Herself

★ 8.0

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996 • as Herself

★ 7.8

Population: 1

1986 • as Mother (uncredited)

★ 5.4

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975 • as Self

★ 7.5

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996 • as Self

★ 10.0

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

2004 • as Self

★ 7.0

Vampira and Me

2013 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.4

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022 • as Self - (archive footage)

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

1995 • as Self

★ 7.5

movie

Bungalow Invader

1981 • as Vampira

Maila Nurmi

Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

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