Maila Nurmi
Department: 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.
Known For
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
Vampira: The Movie
2006
The Magic Sword
1962
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
The Beat Generation
1959
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
Population: 1
1986
I Passed for White
1960
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
The Big Operator
1959
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995
Vampira and Me
2013
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
American Scary
2006
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Romance on the High Seas
1948
Bungalow Invader
1981
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
The Vampira Show
1954