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Maila Nurmi
Maila Nurmi

Maila Nurmi

Acting•Born December 11, 1922•Died January 10, 2008 (age 85)•Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space
4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Movie1957
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
9.0

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

TV Series1988
Romance on the High Seas
6.7

Romance on the High Seas

Movie1948
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
4.8

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Movie1998
Sex Kittens Go to College
3.3

Sex Kittens Go to College

Movie1960
The Magic Sword
4.3

The Magic Sword

Movie1962
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2.0

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Movie2022
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
9.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie1991

Filmography

2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

Movie
2013
Vampira and Me

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Vampira: The Movie

as Herself

Movie
2006
American Scary

as Herself / 'Vampira'

Movie
2004
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

as Self

Movie
2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

as Herself

Movie
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

Movie
1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

Movie
1996
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

as Herself

Movie
1996
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

as Self

Movie
1995
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

as Self

Movie
1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

as Herself

Movie
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

Movie
1988
The Incredibly Strange Film Show

as Self

TV
1986
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as Mother (uncredited)

Movie
1981
Bungalow Invader

as Vampira

Movie
1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager

as Self

Movie
1962
The Magic Sword

as The Hag / Sorceress

Movie
1960
Sex Kittens Go to College

as Etta Toodie

Movie
1960
I Passed for White

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

Movie
1959
The Big Operator

as Gina

Movie
1959
The Beat Generation

as Poetess

Movie
1957
The Jet-Propelled Couch

as Vampira

Movie
1957
Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Vampire Girl

Movie
1954
The Vampira Show

as Vampira

TV
1948
Romance on the High Seas

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 11, 1922
Day of DeathJanuary 10, 2008
Place of BirthGloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity0.8