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Maila Nurmi
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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 Va…
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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.
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2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie Self - (archive footage)
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2013
Vampira and Me
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Vampira: The Movie
Movie Herself
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2006
American Scary
Movie Herself / 'Vampira'
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2004
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Movie Self
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2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Movie Herself
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2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Movie Vampire Girl (archive footage)
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1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie Woman in Hotel Lobby
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1996
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Movie Herself
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1996
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
Movie Self
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1995
Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Movie Self
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1992
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Movie Herself
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1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Movie Vampire Girl (archive footage)
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1988
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
TV show Self
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1986
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Movie Mother (uncredited)
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1981
Bungalow Invader
Movie Vampira
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1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Movie Self
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1962
The Magic Sword
Movie The Hag / Sorceress
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1960
Sex Kittens Go to College
Movie Etta Toodie
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1960
I Passed for White
Movie Girl Poet (uncredited)
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1959
The Big Operator
Movie Gina
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1959
The Beat Generation
Movie Poetess
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1957
The Jet-Propelled Couch
Movie Vampira
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1957
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Movie Vampire Girl
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1954
The Vampira Show
TV show Vampira
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1948
Romance on the High Seas
Movie Ship Passenger (uncredited)
