Maila Nurmi
Actor
Biography
Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
Filmography
The Magic Sword
as The Hag / Sorceress 1962
Romance on the High Seas
as Ship Passenger (uncredited) 1948
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Woman in Hotel Lobby 1998
Sex Kittens Go to College
as Etta Toodie 1960
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
as Herself 2001
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
as Herself 1992
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
as Herself 1996
The Big Operator
as Gina 1959
The Beat Generation
as Poetess 1959
Vampira and Me
as Self (archive footage) 2013
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as Mother (uncredited) 1986
American Scary
as Herself / 'Vampira' 2006
Vampira: The Movie
as Herself 2006
I Passed for White
as Girl Poet (uncredited) 1960
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Vampire Girl (archive footage) 2000
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self 1996