Maila Nurmi

1922-12-11 – 2008-01-10 (age 85) Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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.

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Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

as Vampire Girl

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022

as Self - (archive footage)

Romance on the High Seas

1948

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

The Magic Sword

1962

as The Hag / Sorceress

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960

as Etta Toodie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975

as Self

The Big Operator

1959

as Gina

I Passed for White

1960

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

American Scary

2006

as Herself / 'Vampira'

The Beat Generation

1959

as Poetess

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992

as Herself

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001

as Herself

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The Jet-Propelled Couch

1957

as Vampira

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

Vampira: The Movie

2006

as Herself

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

1995

as Self

Population: 1

1986

as Mother (uncredited)

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996

as Self