- Maila Elizabeth Niemi, known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American actress who created the campy 1950s’ character Vampira
| Born: | 11 December 1922 Comment | | When did Maila Nurmi die? / Died | 10 January 2008 | | How many years did Maila Nurmi live? / Lived | 85 years | | Where was Maila Nurmi born? | Petsamo, Finland | | Zodiac sign: | Sagittarius |
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Maila Nurmi facts
- The daughter of a Finnish immigrant, Nurmi was raised in Oregon and relocated to Los Angeles in 1940 with hopes of being an actress
- After several minor film roles, she found success in the Vampira character, television's first horror host
- Nurmi hosted her own series, The Vampira Show, from 1954 to 1955 on KABC-TV
- After the show's cancellation, she appeared in the 1959 cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space, directed by Ed Wood
- She is also billed as Vampira in the 1959 film The Beat Generation, where she appears out of character and instead plays a beatnik poet
- Nurmi also appeared in the 1959 crime film The Big Operator
- She was portrayed by Lisa Marie in Tim Burton's 1994 biopic Ed Wood
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