
Actor
Maila Nurmi
Born 1922 · Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Acting

Plan 9 from Outer Space
Vampire Girl · 1957

Romance on the High Seas
Ship Passenger (uncredited) · 1948

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Self · 1996

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Herself · 1996

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

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Herself · 2001

The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self · 1988

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Herself · 1992

Vampira and Me
Self (archive footage) · 2013

American Scary
Herself / 'Vampira' · 2006

Vampira: The Movie
Herself · 2006

James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self · 1975

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Self · 1995

The Big Operator
Gina · 1959

I Passed for White
Girl Poet (uncredited) · 1960

The Magic Sword
The Hag / Sorceress · 1962

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Woman in Hotel Lobby · 1998

The Vampira Show
Vampira · 1954

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Self · 2004

The Beat Generation
Poetess · 1959

Population: 1
Mother (uncredited) · 1986

Sex Kittens Go to College
Etta Toodie · 1960

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

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