Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 11, 1922
Place of Birth
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Vampira
Maila Nurmi
Biography
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 - Movies
Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Vampire Girl
Romance on the High Seas
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Beat Generation
as Poetess
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Etta Toodie
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
The Magic Sword
as The Hag / Sorceress
I Passed for White
as Girl Poet (uncredited)
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self
James Dean: The First American Teenager
as Self
