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Maila Nurmi
Name: Maila Nurmi
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Petsamo, Finland
Birth date: Monday, 11th December 1922
Death date: Thursday, 10th January 2008
IMDB: nm0885533
TMDB: 106171
Popularity: 3.749
Biography: Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
Acting in movies
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) (Vampire Girl)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) (Vampire Girl)
Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) (Etta Toodie)
Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) (Etta Toodie)
The Magic Sword (1962) (The Hag / Sorceress)
The Magic Sword (1962) (The Hag / Sorceress)
Romance on the High Seas (1948) (Ship Passenger (uncredited))
Romance on the High Seas (1948) (Ship Passenger (uncredited))
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) (Woman in Hotel Lobby)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) (Woman in Hotel Lobby)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) (Herself)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) (Herself)
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996) (Self)
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996) (Self)
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts (2004) (Self)
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts (2004) (Self)
The Beat Generation (1959) (Poetess)
The Beat Generation (1959) (Poetess)
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001) (Herself)
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001) (Herself)
Vampira and Me (2013) (Herself)
Vampira and Me (2013) (Herself)
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) (Vampire Girl (archive footage))
The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) (Vampire Girl (archive footage))
The Big Operator (1959) (Gina)
The Big Operator (1959) (Gina)
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975) (Self)
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975) (Self)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) (Vampire Girl (archive footage))
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) (Vampire Girl (archive footage))
Vampira: The Movie (2006) (Herself)
Vampira: The Movie (2006) (Herself)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996) (Herself)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996) (Herself)
Population: 1 (1986) (Mother (uncredited))
Population: 1 (1986) (Mother (uncredited))
American Scary (2006) (Herself / 'Vampira')
American Scary (2006) (Herself / 'Vampira')
I Passed for White (1960) (Girl Poet (uncredited))
I Passed for White (1960) (Girl Poet (uncredited))
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes (1995) (Self)
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes (1995) (Self)
Bungalow Invader (1981) (Vampira)
Bungalow Invader (1981) (Vampira)
Acting in series
The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988) (Self)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988) (Self)