Maila Nurmi

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

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

Plan 9 from Outer Space

The Vampira Show

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Romance on the High Seas

American Scary

Vampira: The Movie

I Passed for White

All Movies (23)

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

All TV Shows (2)

• The Incredibly Strange Film Show1988 · as Self
• The Vampira Show1954 · as Vampira