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.
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Known For
The Magic Sword
James Dean: The First American Teenager
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Romance on the High Seas
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
The Many Faces of Dracula
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
The Beat Generation
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Acting History
2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies as Self - (archive footage)
2013Vampira and Me as Self (archive footage)
2006Vampira: The Movie as Herself
2006American Scary as Herself / 'Vampira'
2004Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts as Self
2001Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies as Herself
2000The Many Faces of Dracula as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
1998I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Woman in Hotel Lobby
1996The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. as Herself
1996Vampires: Thirst for the Truth as Self
1995Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes as Self
1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion as Herself
1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
1988The Incredibly Strange Film Show as Self
1986Population: 1 as Mother (uncredited)
1981Bungalow Invader as Vampira
1975James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self
1962The Magic Sword as The Hag / Sorceress
1960Sex Kittens Go to College as Etta Toodie
1960I Passed for White as Girl Poet (uncredited)
1959The Big Operator as Gina
1959Plan 9 from Outer Space as Vampire Girl
1959The Beat Generation as Poetess
1954The Vampira Show as Vampira
1948Romance on the High Seas as Ship Passenger (uncredited)