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

• 2000The Many Faces of Dracula — Vampire Girl (archive footage)
• 1998I Woke Up Early the Day I Died — Woman in Hotel Lobby
• 1991Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook — Vampire Girl (archive footage)
• 1986Population: 1 — Mother (uncredited)
• 1981Bungalow Invader — Vampira
• 1962The Magic Sword — The Hag / Sorceress
• 1960I Passed for White — Girl Poet (uncredited)
• 1960Sex Kittens Go to College — Etta Toodie
• 1959The Beat Generation — Poetess
• 1959The Big Operator — Gina
• 1957Plan 9 from Outer Space — Vampire Girl
• 1957The Jet-Propelled Couch — Vampira
• The Vampira Show — Vampira
• 1948Romance on the High Seas — Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)
• 2013Vampira and Me — Self (archive footage)
• 2006American Scary — Herself / 'Vampira'
• 2006Vampira: The Movie — Herself
• 2004Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts — Self
• 2001Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies — Herself
• 1996The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. — Herself
• 1996Vampires: Thirst for the Truth — Self
• 1995Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes — Self
• 1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion — Herself
• The Incredibly Strange Film Show — Self
• 1975James Dean: The First American Teenager — Self