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.
Known for
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988)
- Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
- Romance on the High Seas (1948)
- The Magic Sword (1962)
- Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
- James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)
- Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
- The Many Faces of Dracula (2000)
- I Passed for White (1960)
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
- The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996)
- Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)
- The Big Operator (1959)
- Vampires: Thirst for the Truth (1996)
- Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
- Vampira: The Movie (2006)
- The Beat Generation (1959)
- Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts (2004)
- Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes (1995)