Maila Nurmi

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 11, 1922

died

January 10, 2008

place of birth

Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

also known as

Vampira

total credits

22 movies

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.

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Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Vampire Girl

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

Romance on the High Seas

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

American Scary

as Herself / 'Vampira'

Vampira: The Movie

as Herself

I Passed for White

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

Filmography

22 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957as Vampire Girl

5.1

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998as Woman in Hotel Lobby

6.7

Romance on the High Seas

1948as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

7.5

American Scary

2006as Herself / 'Vampira'

8.0

Vampira: The Movie

2006as Herself

7.0

I Passed for White

1960as Girl Poet (uncredited)

5.2

The Beat Generation

1959as Poetess

9.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

4.3

The Magic Sword

1962as The Hag / Sorceress

7.2

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992as Herself

6.9

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001as Herself

5.4

Population: 1

1986as Mother (uncredited)

7.5

James Dean: The First American Teenager

The Big Operator

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996as Self

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022as Self - (archive footage)

3.3

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960as Etta Toodie

3.5

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

7.8

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996as Herself

7.4

Vampira and Me

2013as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

1995as Self

7.0

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

2004as Self