About Maila Nurmi

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

Cast

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Vampire Girl

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Woman in Hotel Lobby

Vampira: The Movie

Herself

The Magic Sword

The Hag / Sorceress

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

Herself

The Beat Generation

Poetess

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Herself

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Herself

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

Self

Population: 1

Mother (uncredited)

I Passed for White

Girl Poet (uncredited)

Sex Kittens Go to College

Etta Toodie

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Vampire Girl (archive footage)

The Many Faces of Dracula

Vampire Girl (archive footage)

The Big Operator

Gina

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

Self

Vampira and Me

Self (archive footage)

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

Self

American Scary

Herself / 'Vampira'

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Self

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Romance on the High Seas

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Bungalow Invader

Vampira