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
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
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Beat Generation (1959)
as Poetess
American Scary (2006)
as Herself / 'Vampira'
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)
Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)
as Etta Toodie
I Passed for White (1960)
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
Vampira: The Movie (2006)
as Herself
The Big Operator (1959)
as Gina
Population: 1 (1986)
as Mother (uncredited)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)
as Herself
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996)
as Self
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
as Herself
Vampira and Me (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996)
as Herself
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes (1995)
as Self
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts (2004)
as Self
Bungalow Invader (1981)
as Vampira