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Actor
Maila Nurmi
- Born December 11, 1922 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
- Died January 10, 2008
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 Space1957
The Magic Sword1962
Romance on the High Seas1948
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died1998
Sex Kittens Go to College1960
The Beat Generation1959
The Big Operator1959
Population: 11986
Filmography
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesFilmSelf - (archive footage)
- 2013Vampira and MeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2006American ScaryFilmHerself / 'Vampira'
- 2006Vampira: The MovieFilmHerself
- 2004Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror HostsFilmSelf
- 2001Schlock! The Secret History of American MoviesFilmHerself
- 2000The Many Faces of DraculaFilmVampire Girl (archive footage)
- 1998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedFilmWoman in Hotel Lobby
- 1996The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.FilmHerself
- 1996Vampires: Thirst for the TruthFilmSelf
- 1995Vampira: About Sex, Death and TaxesFilmSelf
- 1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' CompanionFilmHerself
- 1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookFilmVampire Girl (archive footage)
- 1988The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSeriesSelf
- 1986Population: 1FilmMother (uncredited)
- 1981Bungalow InvaderFilmVampira
- 1975James Dean: The First American TeenagerFilmSelf
- 1962The Magic SwordFilmThe Hag / Sorceress
- 1960Sex Kittens Go to CollegeFilmEtta Toodie
- 1960I Passed for WhiteFilmGirl Poet (uncredited)
- 1959The Beat GenerationFilmPoetess
- 1959The Big OperatorFilmGina
- 1957Plan 9 from Outer SpaceFilmVampire Girl
- 1957The Jet-Propelled CouchFilmVampira
- 1954The Vampira ShowSeriesVampira
- 1948Romance on the High SeasFilmShip Passenger (uncredited)