Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
December 11, 1922
Died
January 10, 2008
Age
85
Place of Birth
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity
0.8
Maila Nurmi
Acting
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.
Also known as
Vampira
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Known For
9.0
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988 · TV
2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · Movie
4.2
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · Movie
6.7
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Movie
4.3
The Magic Sword
1962 · Movie
5.1
The Beat Generation
1959 · Movie
4.8
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · Movie
7.5
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975 · Movie
6.0
The Big Operator
1959 · Movie
3.3
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960 · Movie
7.0
I Passed for White
1960 · Movie
7.2
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 · Movie
Filmography
2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie · Self - (archive footage)
2.0
2013
Vampira and Me
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.4
2006
Vampira: The Movie
Movie · Herself
8.0
2006
American Scary
Movie · Herself / 'Vampira'
7.5
2004
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Movie · Self
7.0
2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Movie · Herself
6.9
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie · Vampire Girl (archive footage)
3.5
1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie · Woman in Hotel Lobby
4.8
1996
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Movie · Herself
7.8
1996
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Movie · Self
10.0
1995
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Movie · Self
7.5
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Movie · Herself
7.2
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie · Vampire Girl (archive footage)
9.5
1988
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
TV · Self
9.0
1986
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Movie · Mother (uncredited)
5.4
1981
Bungalow Invader
Movie · Vampira
0.0
1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Movie · Self
7.5
1962
The Magic Sword
Movie · The Hag / Sorceress
4.3
1960
Sex Kittens Go to College
Movie · Etta Toodie
3.3
1960
I Passed for White
Movie · Girl Poet (uncredited)
7.0
1959
The Big Operator
Movie · Gina
6.0
1959
The Beat Generation
Movie · Poetess
5.1
1957
The Jet-Propelled Couch
Movie · Vampira
0.0
1957
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Movie · Vampire Girl
4.2