Acting
Maila Nurmi
1922 · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
24 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Vampire Girl
Romance on the High Seas
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
The Magic Sword
The Hag / Sorceress
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Herself
Sex Kittens Go to College
Etta Toodie
The Beat Generation
Poetess
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Big Operator
Gina
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
The Many Faces of Dracula
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Vampire Girl (archive footage)