Acting

Maila Nurmi

Born December 11, 1922Died January 10, 2008 (85)United StatesGloucester, Massachusetts, USA26 creditsIMDb

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

Plan 9 from Outer Space1957 · as Vampire Girl
The Magic Sword1962 · as The Hag / Sorceress
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Plan 9 from Outer Space1957 · as Vampire Girl
Romance on the High Seas1948 · as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022 · as Self - (archive footage)
The Magic Sword1962 · as The Hag / Sorceress
James Dean: The First American Teenager1975 · as Self
Sex Kittens Go to College1960 · as Etta Toodie
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died1998 · as Woman in Hotel Lobby
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies2001 · as Herself
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.1996 · as Herself
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991 · as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula2000 · as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Jet-Propelled Couch1957 · as Vampira
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion1992 · as Herself
I Passed for White1960 · as Girl Poet (uncredited)
The Big Operator1959 · as Gina
The Beat Generation1959 · as Poetess
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth1996 · as Self
Vampira: The Movie2006 · as Herself
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts2004 · as Self
American Scary2006 · as Herself / 'Vampira'
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes1995 · as Self
Series
The Vampira Show1954 · as Vampira · 1 ep
Population: 11986 · as Mother (uncredited)
Vampira and Me2013 · as Self (archive footage)
Bungalow Invader1981 · as Vampira