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
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957
Romance on the High Seas
1948
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
The Beat Generation
1959
The Magic Sword
1962
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
The Big Operator
1959
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
Vampira: The Movie
2006
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
I Passed for White
1960
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
The Vampira Show
1954
American Scary
2006
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995
Population: 1
1986
Vampira and Me
2013
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004