Maila Nurmi
Known for: Acting
Born: December 11, 1922
Died: January 10, 2008
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
24 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
7.4
Vampira and Me
2013
8.0
Vampira: The Movie
2006
7.5
American Scary
2006
7.0
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
6.9
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
3.5
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
4.8
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
7.8
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
10.0
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
7.5
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995
7.2
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
9.5
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
9.0
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
5.4
Population: 1
1986NR
Bungalow Invader
1981
7.5
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
4.3
The Magic Sword
1962
3.3
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
7.0
I Passed for White
1960
6.0
The Big Operator
1959
5.1
The Beat Generation
1959NR
The Jet-Propelled Couch
1957
4.2
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
7.0
The Vampira Show
1954
6.7
Romance on the High Seas
1948