Acting
Maila Nurmi
Also Known As: Vampira
Birth Date
December 11, 1922
Death Date
January 10, 2008
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity
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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.
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TV Show
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
1988 • 1 episode
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Movie
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Vampire Girl
1957
star2.0
Movie
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2022
star6.7
Movie
Romance on the High Seas
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1948
star4.8
Movie
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Woman in Hotel Lobby
1998
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Movie
The Magic Sword
The Hag / Sorceress
1962
star9.5
Movie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
1991
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Movie
Sex Kittens Go to College
Etta Toodie
1960
star7.5
Movie
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
1975
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Movie
I Passed for White
Girl Poet (uncredited)
1960
star6.0
Movie
The Big Operator
Gina
1959
star3.5
Movie
The Many Faces of Dracula
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
2000
star7.2
Movie
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Herself
1992
star6.9
Movie
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Herself
2001
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Movie
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Self
1996
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Movie
The Beat Generation
Poetess
1959
Movie
The Jet-Propelled Couch
Vampira
1957
star7.8
Movie
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Herself
1996
star7.5
Movie
American Scary
Herself / 'Vampira'
2006
star7.0
Movie
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Self
2004