Maila Nurmi
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.
Known For
Top 23 Movies
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
Romance on the High Seas
1948
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
The Beat Generation
1959
The Big Operator
1959
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
The Magic Sword
1962
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1986
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
I Passed for White
1960
American Scary
2006
Vampira: The Movie
2006
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
Vampira and Me
2013
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995