Actor
Maila Nurmi
103 years · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA · 22 films
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.
Best known for
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · Vampire Girl
On MUBI
The Magic Sword
1962 · The Hag / Sorceress
On Plex
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · Woman in Hotel Lobby
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960 · Etta Toodie
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001 · Herself
On Tubi TV
Filmography 22
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · Self - (archive footage)
Vampira and Me
2013 · Self (archive footage)
On Tubi TV
Vampira: The Movie
2006 · Herself
American Scary
2006 · Herself / 'Vampira'
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004 · Self
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001 · Herself
On Tubi TV
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 · Vampire Girl (archive footage)
On Plex
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996 · Herself
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996 · Self
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995 · Self
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 · Herself
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Population: 1
1986 · Mother (uncredited)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975 · Self
The Magic Sword
1962 · The Hag / Sorceress
On Plex
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960 · Etta Toodie
I Passed for White
1960 · Girl Poet (uncredited)
On Hoopla
The Big Operator
1959 · Gina
The Beat Generation
1959 · Poetess
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · Vampire Girl
On MUBI
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Ship Passenger (uncredited)