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
The Magic Sword
as The Hag / Sorceress
Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Vampire Girl
The Beat Generation
as Poetess
Romance on the High Seas
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Etta Toodie
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Woman in Hotel Lobby
Vampira: The Movie
as Herself
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as Mother (uncredited)
The Big Operator
as Gina
