Maila Nurmi
Acting1922Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Vampire Girl
The Magic Sword
The Hag / Sorceress
Romance on the High Seas
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Woman in Hotel Lobby
Sex Kittens Go to College
Etta Toodie
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Herself
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Herself
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Herself
Acting History
2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2013
Vampira and Me
as Self (archive footage)
2006
American Scary
as Herself / 'Vampira'
Vampira: The Movie
as Herself
2004
2001
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
1996
1995
1992
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
1989
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1986
Population: 1
as Mother (uncredited)
1981
Bungalow Invader
as Vampira
1975
1962
The Magic Sword
as The Hag / Sorceress
1960
I Passed for White
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Etta Toodie
1959
The Beat Generation
as Poetess
The Big Operator
as Gina
1957
Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Vampire Girl
1954
The Vampira Show
TVas Vampira• 1 eps
1948
Romance on the High Seas
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)