Maila Nurmi

Explore Maila Nurmi's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Acting

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.

Filmography

• Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
• Vampira and Me (2013)
• Vampira: The Movie (2006)
• American Scary (2006)
• Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts (2004)
• Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
• The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
• I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
• The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996)
• Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996)
• Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes (1995)
• Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)
• Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
• Population: 1 (1986)
• Bungalow Invader (1981)
• James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
• The Magic Sword (1962)
• Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)
• I Passed for White (1960)
• The Big Operator (1959)
• The Beat Generation (1959)
• The Jet-Propelled Couch (1957)
• Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
• Romance on the High Seas (1948)