Maila Nurmi

Acting

December 11, 1922

— January 10, 2008

Petsamo, Finland

Biography

Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.

Movies

Popularity

IMDb

Known For (22 movies)

Vampira: The Movie

Herself

2006

Romance on the High Seas

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

1948

I Passed for White

Girl Poet (uncredited)

1960

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Self

1975

American Scary

Herself / 'Vampira'

2006

The Beat Generation

Poetess

1959

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Vampire Girl (archive footage)

1991

The Magic Sword

The Hag / Sorceress

1962

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Vampire Girl

1959

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

Self

1995

Sex Kittens Go to College

Etta Toodie

1960

Population: 1

Mother (uncredited)

1986

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Woman in Hotel Lobby

1998

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

Self

2004

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Herself

2001

The Big Operator

Gina

1959

The Many Faces of Dracula

Vampire Girl (archive footage)

2000

Vampira and Me

Self (archive footage)

2013

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

Herself

1992

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Self

1996

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2022

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Herself

1996