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Maila Nurmi
Acting
11 Dec 1922
† 10 Jan 2008
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Vampira
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Maila Nurmi's Movies
42%
Plan 9 from Outer Space
15 Mar 1957
42%
The Magic Sword
01 Apr 1962
66%
Romance on the High Seas
25 Jun 1948
50%
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
13 Sept 1998
31%
Sex Kittens Go to College
24 Aug 1960
67%
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
02 Apr 2001
69%
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
01 Jan 1992
76%
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
01 May 1996
58%
The Big Operator
01 Aug 1959
52%
The Beat Generation
03 Jul 1959
74%
Vampira and Me
08 Oct 2013
49%
Population: 1
24 Sept 1986
76%
American Scary
21 Oct 2006
80%
Vampira: The Movie
31 Oct 2006
60%
I Passed for White
18 Mar 1960
35%
The Many Faces of Dracula
01 Jan 2000
100%
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
01 Jan 1996
100%
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
01 Jan 1991
80%
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
29 Sept 1995
60%
James Dean: The First American Teenager
30 Sept 1975
