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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

25

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-12-11

Day of Death

2008-01-10 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Petsamo, Finland

Also Known As

Vampira

Maila Nurmi

Biography

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

Known For

Acting

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1959

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as

Vampire Girl

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as

Woman in Hotel Lobby

Vampira: The Movie

2006

Vampira: The Movie

as

Herself

The Magic Sword

1962

The Magic Sword

as

The Hag / Sorceress

The Beat Generation

1959

The Beat Generation

as

Poetess

Population: 1

1986

Population: 1

as

Mother (uncredited)

I Passed for White

1960

I Passed for White

as

Girl Poet (uncredited)

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960

Sex Kittens Go to College

as

Etta Toodie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as

Vampire Girl (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as

Vampire Girl (archive footage)

Vampira and Me

2013

Vampira and Me

as

Self (archive footage)

American Scary

2006

American Scary

as

Herself / 'Vampira'

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Romance on the High Seas

as

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Bungalow Invader

1981

Bungalow Invader

as

Vampira

Production

Crew

Directing