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.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Movie • 1957
Sex Kittens Go to College
Movie • 1960
Romance on the High Seas
Movie • 1948
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie • 2022
The Magic Sword
Movie • 1962
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie • 1998
The Big Operator
Movie • 1959
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Movie • 1992
The Beat Generation
I Passed for White
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie • 2000
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Movie • 2001
The Vampira Show
Series • 1954
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Movie • 1996
Vampira and Me
Movie • 2013
Vampira: The Movie
Movie • 2006