93,772 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Maila Nurmi

✓ Source-basedrising

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

United StatesActorsLived 1922 to 2008 · aged 85
Compare
Fame59.9
Momentum29.8
Languages25
In century#8,270

Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American actress best known for creating the camp 1950s character Vampira.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 5

Nurmi in her Vampira costumeNurmi in her Vampira costumeNurmi in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)Nurmi in Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)Maila Nurmi as she appeared in the 2001 documentary Schlock! The Secret History of American MoviesMaila Nurmi as she appeared in the 2001 documentary Schlock! The Secret History of American MoviesGrave of Vampira at Hollywood ForeverGrave of Vampira at Hollywood Forever

Filmography 23

Plan 9 from Outer Space1957 · ★ 4.2
The Magic Sword1962
Romance on the High Seas1948
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died1998
Sex Kittens Go to College1960
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies2001
The Beat Generation1959
The Big Operator1959
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion1992
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.1996
Vampira and Me2013
Population: 11986
American Scary2006
Vampira: The Movie2006
I Passed for White1960
The Many Faces of Dracula2000
James Dean: The First American Teenager1975
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook1991
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes1995
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth1996
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts2004
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies2022
Bungalow Invader1981

25 credits on file

Television 2

The Incredibly Strange Film Show1988
The Vampira Show1954

In their orbit 3

Connected to Maila 6

Doris DayAlso in Romance on the High Seas (1948)Jackie CooganAlso in The Beat Generation (1959)Andrew McCarthyAlso in I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)Basil RathboneAlso in The Magic Sword (1962)Conway TwittyAlso in Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)Mel TorméAlso in The Big Operator (1959)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2008 · aged 85
Written about in
25 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.