Search results
of 1. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Maila Nurmi photos & royalty-free pictures, taken by professional Getty Images photographers. Available in multiple sizes and formats to fit your needs.
- Maila Nurmi Aka Vampira Attends The Emmy Awards in Los Angeles,CA
Maila Nurmi aka Vampira attends the Emmy Awards in Los...
- Ed Wood
Maila Nurmi attends "Ed Wood" Hand and Foot Prints Ceremony...
- Promotional Portrait of Finnish-Born American Actress Maila Nurmi ,... News Photo
Promotional portrait of Finnish-born American actress Maila...
- The Finnish Born Actress and TV Hostess Maila Nurmi Aka Vampira Gets... News Photo
The Finnish born actress and TV hostess Maila Nurmi aka...
- Portrait of Finnish-born Actor and Television Host Vampira, A.K.A.... News Photo
Portrait of Finnish-born actor and television host Vampira,...
- Studio Headshot Portrait of Finnish-born Actor and Television Host... News Photo
Studio headshot portrait of Finnish-born actor and...
- Maila Nurmi Aka Vampira Attends The Emmy Awards in Los Angeles,CA
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.
May 19, 2019 · Horror Icon Vampira: Fabulous Photos of Maila Nurmi in the 1950s. Vampira was born as Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi in 1922 in Petsamo, Finland. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1924 and eventually made her way to Los Angeles, California by the 1940s. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she supported herself as a model ...
Nov 3, 2019 · To mark the Halloween season, film and culture writer Sabina Stent looks back on Dennis Stock’s photographs of one of America’s first horror heroines – Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira. As a child, Maila Nurmi was not invited to Halloween parties. She considered herself awkward and gangly, but found solace and escape in fantasy novels and comic ...
Oct 11, 2023 · In 1981, executives from Los Angeles TV station KHJ-TV approached Maila Nurmi about reviving The Vampira Show. After nearly two decades, it seemed that Nurmi's troubles were coming to an end. According to a 1983 Fangoria article, Nurmi was to consult on the new show providing materials from the original program, such as set photos and scripts ...
- William J. Wright
Maila Nurmi was an actress and television personality who created the famous character ‘Vampira.’ Nurmi started her career as a fashion model and as a burlesque dancer. In 1944 Mae West fired from the cast of West’s 1944 Broadway play “Catherine Was Great” because she feared that Nurmi was being upstaged. She made her screen debut ...
People also ask
Who is Maila Nurmi?
How many Maila Nurmi photos & images are there?
What happened to Maila Nurmi?
Did Vampira make Maila Nurmi rich?
Apr 30, 2024 · Archive Photos/Getty Images Known as TV’s first horror host and one of the original goth icons, Vampira’s impact on the medium and pop culture far exceeded her relatively limited onscreen career. Born in 1922 as Maila Elizabeth Niemi, the stunning beauty became professionally known as Maila Nurmi and moved from Oregon to Los Angeles and ...