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