Maila Nurmi
Maila Nurmi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008) was a Finnish-American actress born in Petsamo, Finland, who created the campy 1950s characterVampira. She portrayed Vampira as TV's first horror host and in the Ed Wood cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space. She is also billed as Vampira in the 1959 movie The Beat Generation where she plays a beatnik poet.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Maila Syrjaniemi Nurmi Syrjäniemi Maila Elizabeth Vampira |
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| Birth date | December 11, 1922 |
| Birth name | Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi |
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| Date of death | January 10, 2008 |
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