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Maila Nurmi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

11/12/1922

Day of Death

10/01/2008
(86) years old

Place of Birth

Petsamo, Finland

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

Vampira and Me

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

Vampira: The Movie

American Scary

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

The Many Faces of Dracula

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Filmography

Cast

2013

Vampira and Me

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete Hist...

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

Vampira: The Movie

as Herself

2006

American Scary

as Herself / 'Vampira'

2004

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

as Self

2001

Schlock! The Secret History of American ...

as Herself

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as Woman in Hotel Lobby

1996

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

as Herself

1996

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

as Self

1995

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

as Self

1992

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan...

as Herself

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

1986

Population: 1

as Mother (uncredited)

1981

Bungalow Invader

as Vampira

1975

James Dean: The First American Teenager

as Self

1962

The Magic Sword

as The Hag / Sorceress

1960

Sex Kittens Go to College

as Etta Toodie

1960

I Passed for White

as Girl Poet (uncredited)

1959

The Big Operator

as Gina

1959

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Vampire Girl

1959

The Beat Generation

as Poetess

1948

Romance on the High Seas

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)