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Maila Nurmi
Acting

Maila Nurmi

December 11, 1922January 10, 2008 (aged 85)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.

Filmography

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies poster

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

2.0•2022

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

Vampira and Me poster

Vampira and Me

as Self (archive footage)

7.4•2013

Vampira and Me

as Self (archive footage)

Vampira: The Movie poster

Vampira: The Movie

as Herself

8.0•2006

Vampira: The Movie

as Herself

American Scary poster

American Scary

as Herself / 'Vampira'

7.5•2006

American Scary

as Herself / 'Vampira'

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts poster

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

as Self

7.0•2004

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

as Self

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies poster

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

as Herself

6.9•2001

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

as Herself

The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

3.5•2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died poster

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

4.8•1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. poster

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

as Herself

7.8•1996

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

as Herself

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth poster

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

as Self

10.0•1996

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

as Self

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes poster

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

as Self

7.5•1995

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

as Self

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion poster

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

as Herself

7.2•1992

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

as Herself

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

9.5•1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

Population: 1 poster

Population: 1

as Mother (uncredited)

5.4•1986

Population: 1

as Mother (uncredited)

Bungalow Invader

as Vampira

1981

Bungalow Invader

as Vampira

James Dean: The First American Teenager poster

James Dean: The First American Teenager

as Self

7.5•1975

James Dean: The First American Teenager

as Self

The Magic Sword poster

The Magic Sword

as The Hag / Sorceress

4.3•1962

The Magic Sword

as The Hag / Sorceress

Sex Kittens Go to College poster

Sex Kittens Go to College

as Etta Toodie

3.3•1960

Sex Kittens Go to College

as Etta Toodie

I Passed for White poster

I Passed for White

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

7.0•1960

I Passed for White

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

The Big Operator poster

The Big Operator

as Gina

6.0•1959

The Big Operator

as Gina

The Beat Generation poster

The Beat Generation

as Poetess

5.1•1959

The Beat Generation

as Poetess

The Jet-Propelled Couch

as Vampira

1957

The Jet-Propelled Couch

as Vampira

Plan 9 from Outer Space poster

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Vampire Girl

4.2•1957

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Vampire Girl

Romance on the High Seas poster

Romance on the High Seas

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

6.7•1948

Romance on the High Seas

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)