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

The Magic Sword

1962

as The Hag / Sorceress

Romance on the High Seas

1948

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022

as Self - (archive footage)

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001

as Herself

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960

as Etta Toodie

The Beat Generation

1959

as Poetess

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

The Big Operator

1959

as Gina

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992

as Herself

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975

as Self

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

I Passed for White

1960

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

American Scary

2006

as Herself / 'Vampira'

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The Jet-Propelled Couch

1957

as Vampira

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

1995

as Self

Vampira: The Movie

2006

as Herself

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996

as Herself

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996

as Self