Maila Nurmi
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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
Credits
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
as Vampire Girl
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Magic Sword (1962)
as The Hag / Sorceress
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
as Self
Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)
as Etta Toodie
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
as Herself
The Big Operator (1959)
as Gina
The Beat Generation (1959)
as Poetess
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)
as Herself
I Passed for White (1960)
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
Vampira: The Movie (2006)
as Herself
American Scary (2006)
as Herself / 'Vampira'
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Jet-Propelled Couch (1957)
as Vampira
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes (1995)
as Self
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996)
as Herself
Population: 1 (1986)
as Mother (uncredited)
Vampira and Me (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996)
as Self
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts (2004)
as Self
Bungalow Invader (1981)
as Vampira