Maila Nurmi

Known for: Acting
Born: December 11, 1922, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: January 10, 2008
Movies: 24

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.

Best-Known Movies

4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

4.3

The Magic Sword

1962

6.8

Romance on the High Seas

1948

4.8

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

3.3

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960

6.9

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001

5.1

The Beat Generation

1959

7.8

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996

7.2

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992

6.0

The Big Operator

1959

Filmography

2022	Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies	Self - (archive footage)
2013	Vampira and Me	Self (archive footage)
2006	Vampira: The Movie	Herself
2006	American Scary	Herself / 'Vampira'
2004	Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts	Self
2001	Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies	Herself
2000	The Many Faces of Dracula	Vampire Girl (archive footage)
1998	I Woke Up Early the Day I Died	Woman in Hotel Lobby
1996	The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.	Herself
1996	Vampires: Thirst for the Truth	Self
1995	Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes	Self
1992	Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion	Herself
1991	Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook	Vampire Girl (archive footage)
1986	Population: 1	Mother (uncredited)
1981	Bungalow Invader	Vampira
1975	James Dean: The First American Teenager	Self
1962	The Magic Sword	The Hag / Sorceress
1960	Sex Kittens Go to College	Etta Toodie
1960	I Passed for White	Girl Poet (uncredited)
1959	The Big Operator	Gina
1959	The Beat Generation	Poetess
1957	The Jet-Propelled Couch	Vampira
1957	Plan 9 from Outer Space	Vampire Girl
1948	Romance on the High Seas	Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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