Maila Nurmi
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
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Plan 9 from Outer Space
The Magic Sword
James Dean: The First American Teenager
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
The Beat Generation
The Many Faces of Dracula
The Vampira Show
Romance on the High Seas
Sex Kittens Go to College
I Passed for White
American Scary
The Big Operator
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Vampira: The Movie
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Population: 1
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Vampira and Me
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
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Bungalow Invader