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Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008), known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American-Finn actress who created the campy 1950s character Vampira. She was raised in Astoria, Oregon , where she worked in tuna and salmon canneries.
Maila Nurmi was the original \"Vampira\" of 1950s TV horror shows and Plan 9 from Outer Space. She was born in Massachusetts, married a screenwriter, and became an animal rights activist and painter.
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Oct 11, 2023 · Maila Nurmi was a Finnish-American actress who invented the iconic horror host character Vampira in 1954. Learn about her life, career, and the controversies surrounding her legacy in this article.
- William J. Wright
Jan 12, 2021 · In "Glamour Ghoul," a niece of Maila Nurmi — better known as Vampira — documents the exciting, fraught Hollywood life of a bygone horror camp icon.
- Scott Bradfield
Jan 16, 2008 · Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner’s officials said. She was 85. Nurmi died Thursday afternoon at her Hollywood home, Los ...
Maila Nurmi was the original \"Vampira\", a glamour ghoul of late night 1950s TV. She was born in Massachusetts, married three times, appeared in Plan 9 from Outer Space, and became an animal rights activist.
Maila Nurmi was a former model and nightclub performer who created the iconic Vampira character for a TV horror show in 1954. She became a friend and muse of James Dean, and later a recluse who refused to sign over her creation to the network.
