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Maila Nurmi
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.
Top Filmography
4.2
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 // MOVIE
4.2
The Magic Sword
1962 // MOVIE
6.6
Romance on the High Seas
1948 // MOVIE
5.0
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 // MOVIE
3.1
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960 // MOVIE
6.7
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001 // MOVIE
6.9
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 // MOVIE
7.6
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996 // MOVIE
5.8
The Big Operator
1959 // MOVIE
5.2
The Beat Generation
1959 // MOVIE
7.4
Vampira and Me
2013 // MOVIE
4.9
Population: 1
1986 // MOVIE
7.6
American Scary
2006 // MOVIE
8.0
Vampira: The Movie
2006 // MOVIE
6.0
I Passed for White
1960 // MOVIE