Acting26 credits

Maila Nurmi

Born 1922-12-11
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.

Known For

2.0

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022 · Movie

7.4

Vampira and Me

2013 · Movie

8.0

Vampira: The Movie

2006 · Movie

7.5

American Scary

2006 · Movie

7.0

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

2004 · Movie

6.9

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001 · Movie

3.5

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 · Movie

4.8

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998 · Movie

7.8

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996 · Movie

10.0

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996 · Movie

7.5

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

1995 · Movie

7.2

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992 · Movie

9.5

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 · Movie

8.3

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

1988 · TV Show

5.4

Population: 1

1986 · Movie

Bungalow Invader

1981 · Movie

7.5

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975 · Movie

4.3

The Magic Sword

1962 · Movie

3.3

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960 · Movie

7.0

I Passed for White

1960 · Movie

6.0

The Big Operator

1959 · Movie

5.1

The Beat Generation

1959 · Movie

The Jet-Propelled Couch

1957 · Movie

4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957 · Movie

7.0

The Vampira Show

1954 · TV Show

6.7

Romance on the High Seas

1948 · Movie

Full Filmography

26 titles, newest first

2.0

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022 · Movie

7.4

Vampira and Me

2013 · Movie

8.0

Vampira: The Movie

2006 · Movie

7.5

American Scary

2006 · Movie

7.0

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

2004 · Movie

6.9

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001 · Movie

3.5

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 · Movie

4.8

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998 · Movie