Maila Nurmi

Personal Info

Birthday

December 11, 1922

Day of Death

2008-01-10

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Petsamo, Finland

Also Known As

Vampira

Maila Nurmi

Biography

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

Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

The Magic Sword

Romance on the High Seas

The Big Operator

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

The Vampira Show

The Beat Generation

Sex Kittens Go to College

Filmography

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