Maila Nurmi
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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 |
| Occupation(s) | Television actress Movie actress |
| Years active | 1952-1994 (movies and television) |
| Spouse | 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.[1] She also played Vampira in the 1959 movie The Beat Generation.[2]
Gallery
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Maila Nurmi 2001. -
Maila Nurmi 1947. -
Poster for Plan nine from outer space.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Stewart, Jocelyn Y. (January 16, 2008). "Actress, TV horror film hostess Vampira". LA Times. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (1997), Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 1998, Signet Books, p. 92, ISBN 0-451-19288-5
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