Maila Nurmi

Known for: Acting

Born: 1922-12-11 – 2008-01-10 (aged 85)

From: 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 (25)

MOVIE★ 2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Vampira and Me
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Vampira: The Movie
2006
as Herself
MOVIE★ 7.5
American Scary
2006
as Herself / 'Vampira'
MOVIE★ 7.0
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
as Herself
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.0
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
as Herself
MOVIE★ 10.0
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
as Herself
MOVIE★ 9.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
TV★ 9.0
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.4
Population: 1
1986
as Mother (uncredited)
MOVIE
Bungalow Invader
1981
as Vampira
MOVIE★ 7.5
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Magic Sword
1962
as The Hag / Sorceress
MOVIE★ 3.3
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Etta Toodie
MOVIE★ 7.0
I Passed for White
1960
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Big Operator
1959
as Gina
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Beat Generation
1959
as Poetess
MOVIE★ 4.2
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
as Vampire Girl
TV★ 7.0
The Vampira Show
1954
as Vampira
MOVIE★ 6.7
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)