Maila Nurmi
Acting
22
Movies
2
TV Shows
24
Credits
About
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
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Plan 9 from Outer Space
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
The Magic Sword
Romance on the High Seas
The Beat Generation
Vampira: The Movie
James Dean: The First American Teenager
The Vampira Show
The Big Operator
The Many Faces of Dracula
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Maila Nurmi
Acting
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.
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Plan 9 from Outer Space
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
The Magic Sword
Romance on the High Seas
The Beat Generation
Vampira: The Movie
James Dean: The First American Teenager
The Vampira Show
The Big Operator
The Many Faces of Dracula
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Sex Kittens Go to College
Population: 1
I Passed for White
American Scary
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Vampira and Me
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes