Maila Nurmi

Maila Nurmi

🎂 11th December 1922 (103 yrs) 📍 Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

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.

Maila Nurmi

Movies Featuring Maila Nurmi

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)

as Self - (archive footage)

Vampira and Me

Vampira and Me (2013)

as Self (archive footage)

Vampira: The Movie

Vampira: The Movie (2006)

as Herself

American Scary

American Scary (2006)

as Herself / 'Vampira'

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts (2004)

as Self

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

as Herself

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996)

as Herself

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996)

as Self

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes (1995)

as Self

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)

as Herself

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

Population: 1

Population: 1 (1986)

as Mother (uncredited)

No Image

Bungalow Invader (1981)

as Vampira

James Dean: The First American Teenager

James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)

as Self

The Magic Sword

The Magic Sword (1962)

as The Hag / Sorceress

Sex Kittens Go to College

Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)

as Etta Toodie

I Passed for White

I Passed for White (1960)

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

The Big Operator

The Big Operator (1959)

as Gina

The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation (1959)

as Poetess

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)

as Vampire Girl

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)