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