Maila Nurmi
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1922-12-11 · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- 2008-01-10
Known for
- Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) — Vampire Girl
- The Magic Sword (1962) — The Hag / Sorceress
- Romance on the High Seas (1948) — Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) — Woman in Hotel Lobby
- Sex Kittens Go to College (1960) — Etta Toodie
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001) — Herself
- The Beat Generation (1959) — Poetess
- The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996) — Herself
- Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) — Herself
- The Big Operator (1959) — Gina
- Vampira and Me (2013) — Self (archive footage)
- Population: 1 (1986) — Mother (uncredited)
- American Scary (2006) — Herself / 'Vampira'
- I Passed for White (1960) — Girl Poet (uncredited)
- Vampira: The Movie (2006) — Herself
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988) — Self