Born 1922 (age 85) · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Appears in 25 titles

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.

Filmography

Plan 9 from Outer Space
4.2
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
as Vampire Girl
The Magic Sword
4.3
The Magic Sword
1962
as The Hag / Sorceress
Romance on the High Seas
6.7
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
5.1
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
Sex Kittens Go to College
3.3
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Etta Toodie
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
The Beat Generation
5.2
The Beat Generation
1959
as Poetess
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
The Big Operator
6.0
The Big Operator
1959
as Gina
Vampira and Me
7.4
Vampira and Me
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Population: 1
5.4
Population: 1
1986
as Mother (uncredited)
American Scary
7.5
American Scary
2006
as Herself / 'Vampira'
I Passed for White
7.0
I Passed for White
1960
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
Vampira: The Movie
8.0
Vampira: The Movie
2006
as Herself
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
9.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth