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Maila Nurmi (eigentlich Maila Elisabeth Syrjäniemi) alias Vampira (* 11. Dezember 1921 [1] in Petsamo, Finnland, heute Russland; † 10. Januar 2008 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war eine finnisch- amerikanische Schauspielerin und Fernsehseriendarstellerin.
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. The original glamour ghoul herself, "Vampira", of late night 1950s television, was actually born Maila Syrjäniemi (later changed to the easier surname Nurmi) on December 11, 1922 in Gloucester, Massachusetts (not Finland as she often claimed).
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12. Jan. 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.
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11. Okt. 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.
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4. Juli 2007 · Maila Nurmi talks about her creation of the Vampira character and her career.TIME Magazine Obit. 1/28/2008: "Before Elvira, before Morticia Addams, there was...
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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.
