Maila Nurmi

Biography

Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.

Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Year

1959

Type

Movie

The Magic Sword

Year

1962

Type

Movie

Romance on the High Seas

Year

1948

Type

Movie

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Year

1998

Type

Movie

Sex Kittens Go to College

Year

1960

Type

Movie

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Year

2001

Type

Movie

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

Year

1992

Type

Movie

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Year

1996

Type

Movie

The Big Operator

Year

1959

Type

Movie

The Beat Generation

Year

1959

Type

Movie

Vampira and Me

Year

2013

Type

Movie

Population: 1

Year

1986

Type

Movie

American Scary

Year

2006

Type

Movie

Vampira: The Movie

Year

2006

Type

Movie

I Passed for White

Year

1960

Type

Movie

The Many Faces of Dracula

Year

2000

Type

Movie

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Year

1996

Type

Movie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Year

1991

Type

Movie

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

Year

1995

Type

Movie

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Year

1975

Type

Movie

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

Year

1988

Type

TV Show

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

Year

2004

Type

Movie

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Year

2022

Type

Movie

The Vampira Show

Year

1954

Type

TV Show