Born December 11, 1922
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
25 credits
Acting
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.
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988 · ★ 9.0
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · ★ 4.2
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · ★ 5.1
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · ★ 6.7
The Beat Generation
1959 · ★ 5.2
The Magic Sword
1962 · ★ 4.3
The Big Operator
1959 · ★ 6.0
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000 · ★ 3.5
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975 · ★ 7.5
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960 · ★ 3.3
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · ★ 9.5
I Passed for White
1960 · ★ 7.0
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996 · ★ 10.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022 · ★ 0.0
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 · ★ 7.2
American Scary
2006 · ★ 7.5
Vampira: The Movie
2006 · ★ 8.0
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001 · ★ 6.9
Population: 1
1986 · ★ 5.4
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004 · ★ 7.0
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996 · ★ 7.8
Vampira and Me
2013 · ★ 7.4
The Vampira Show
1954 · ★ 7.0
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
1995 · ★ 7.5
Bungalow Invader
1981 · ★ 0.0