Maila Nurmi
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Vampire Girl
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Romance on the High Seas
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Big Operator
Gina
The Magic Sword
The Hag / Sorceress
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Vampira and Me
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Vampira: The Movie
2006
as Herself
American Scary
2006
as Herself / 'Vampira'
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
as Self
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
as Herself
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
as Herself
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
as Self
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995
as Self
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
as Herself
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
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1986
as Mother (uncredited)
Bungalow Invader
1981
as Vampira
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
The Magic Sword
1962
as The Hag / Sorceress
I Passed for White
1960
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Etta Toodie
The Beat Generation
1959
as Poetess
The Big Operator
1959
as Gina
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
as Vampire Girl
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
as Vampira
The Vampira Show
1954
as Vampira
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)