Birthday: Dec 11, 1922
Place of Birth: Petsamo, Finland

Maila Nurmi

Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
Plan 9 from Outer Space	Vampire Girl	1959
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died	Woman in Hotel Lobby	1998
Vampira: The Movie	Herself	2006
The Magic Sword	The Hag / Sorceress	1962
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion	Herself	1992
The Beat Generation	Poetess	1959
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.	Herself	1996
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies	Herself	2001
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth	Self	1996
Population: 1	Mother (uncredited)	1986
I Passed for White	Girl Poet (uncredited)	1960
Sex Kittens Go to College	Etta Toodie	1960
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook	Vampire Girl (archive footage)	1991
The Many Faces of Dracula	Vampire Girl (archive footage)	2000
The Big Operator	Gina	1959
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes	Self	1995
Vampira and Me	Herself	2013
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts	Self	2004
American Scary	Herself / 'Vampira'	2006
James Dean: The First American Teenager	Self	1975
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	2013
Romance on the High Seas	Ship Passenger (uncredited)	1948
Bungalow Invader	Vampira	1981
Series	Cast	Year
The Incredibly Strange Film Show	Self	1988
The Vampira Show	Vampira	1954

Maila Nurmi

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