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Maila Nurmi
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Nurmi as Vampira
Born
Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi

11 December 1922
Petsamo, Finland
Died 10 January 2008
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Television actress
Movie actress
Years active 1952-1994 (movies and television)
Spouse(s) Dean Riesner

Maila Nurmi (11 December 1922 – 10 January 2008) was a Finnish-American actress. She was born Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi in Petsamo, Finland. She created the character Vampira in the 1950s. She played Vampira in Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space. She also played Vampira in the 1959 movie The Beat Generation.


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  • Vampira in docu SCHLOCK!

    Maila Nurmi as she appeared in the 2001 documentary Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

  • Vampira Grave

    Grave of Vampira at Hollywood Forever

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