Acting

Maila Nurmi

Born 1922-12-11 · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Died 2008-01-10

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.

Credits

Newest first

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