Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
Known For
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
(2013)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(1959)
Vampire Girl
Full Filmography
Acting
Romance on the High Seas
(1948)
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(1959)
Vampire Girl
The Beat Generation
(1959)
Poetess
The Big Operator
(1959)
Gina
Sex Kittens Go to College
(1960)
Etta Toodie
I Passed for White
(1960)
Girl Poet (uncredited)
The Magic Sword
(1962)
The Hag / Sorceress
James Dean: The First American Teenager
(1975)
Self
Population: 1
(1986)
Mother (uncredited)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Ed Wood Jr.
(1989)
Self
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
(1991)
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
(1992)
Herself
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
(1995)
Self
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
(1996)
Herself
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
(1996)
Self
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
(1998)
Woman in Hotel Lobby
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
Vampire Girl (archive footage)
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
(2001)
Herself
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
(2004)
Self
Vampira: The Movie
(2006)
Herself
American Scary
(2006)
Herself / 'Vampira'
Vampira and Me
(2013)
Herself
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
(2013)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)