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Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008), [1] known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American-Finn [2] actress who created the campy 1950s character Vampira. She was raised in Astoria, Oregon, where she worked in tuna and salmon canneries.
Actress: Vampira Returns. 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).
Oct 11, 2023 · Vampira hobbed-knobbed with celebrities and made guest appearances on popular network shows. However, Maila Nurmi, the quick-witted woman in the skin-tight black dress, remained a mystery. As Vampira's creator, Nurmi was consumed by the role, rarely appearing in public out of character.
Jan 16, 2008 · Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner’s officials said. She was 85. Nurmi died Thursday afternoon at her Hollywood home, Los ...
Maila Nurmi. Actress: Vampira Returns. 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). Her uncle was the multiple Olympic medal runner Paavo Nurmi.
Jan 12, 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.
Apr 15, 2021 · She was Maila Nurmi, an Oregon girl trying to pose and preen her way to Hollywood stardom in the 1940s.
Nov 3, 2019 · 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 books, what she described as “the world of the vampire.” It was a universe that would eventuality become her reality.
Jan 16, 2008 · LOS ANGELES — Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner’s officials said. She was 85.
Jan 16, 2008 · Los Angeles, CA – Actress Maila Nurmi, best known as ghoulishly sexy television horror movie hostess Vampira, was found dead in her Hollywood home. The cause of death is under investigation, Los Angeles Country coroner officials said.
