
Birthday
1922/12/11
Day of death
2008/01/10 (85 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Petsamo, Finland
Also know as
Vampira
Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.

(1959) Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Vampire Girl

(1998) I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Woman in Hotel Lobby

(2006) Vampira: The Movie
as Herself

(1962) The Magic Sword
as The Hag / Sorceress

(1992) Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
as Herself

(1959) The Beat Generation
as Poetess

(1996) The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
as Herself

(2001) Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
as Herself

(1996) Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self

(1986) Population: 1
as Mother (uncredited)

(1960) I Passed for White
as Girl Poet (uncredited)

(1960) Sex Kittens Go to College
as Etta Toodie

(1991) Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

(2000) The Many Faces of Dracula
as Vampire Girl (archive footage)

(1959) The Big Operator
as Gina

(1995) Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
as Self

(2013) Vampira and Me
as Self (archive footage)

(2004) Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
as Self

(2006) American Scary
as Herself / 'Vampira'

(1975) James Dean: The First American Teenager
as Self

(1948) Romance on the High Seas
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
(1981) Bungalow Invader
as Vampira

(2022) Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)

(1988) The Incredibly Strange Film Show
as Self

(1954) The Vampira Show
as Vampira