Acting
Maila Nurmi
Born 1922-12-11 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Movies and TV shows
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
Romance on the High Seas
1948
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
The Magic Sword
1962
The Beat Generation
1959
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
The Big Operator
1959
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
I Passed for White
1960
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995
American Scary
2006
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Vampira: The Movie
2006
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
The Vampira Show
1954
Population: 1
1986
Vampira and Me
2013
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
Bungalow Invader
1981