Maila Nurmi
Known for Acting
Born December 11, 1922
Died January 10, 2008
Place of Birth Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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
1957
as Vampire Girl
The Magic Sword
1962
as The Hag / Sorceress
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Beat Generation
1959
as Poetess
American Scary
2006
as Herself / 'Vampira'
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
I Passed for White
1960
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Etta Toodie
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
as Herself
The Big Operator
1959
as Gina
Vampira: The Movie
2006
as Herself
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
as Self
Population: 1
1986
as Mother (uncredited)
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
as Herself
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
as Herself
Vampira and Me
2013
as Self (archive footage)
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