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Her gothic looks and sultry voice made Maila Nurmi a legend—but the woman behind Vampira lived a desperate and disturbing life.
Jan 12, 2021 · Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira, Maila Nurmi. By Sandra Niemi Feral House: 350 pages, $22.
- Scott Bradfield
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.
Oct 11, 2023 · Slathering a homemade concoction of papaya powder (an ingredient used in meat tenderizers) and cold cream on her abdomen and binding it with a rubber innertube, Nurmi "melted" her waist to 17 inches. Dubbed "Vampira" by Nurmi's husband, the first TV horror hostess was born.
- William J. Wright
To exaggerate her already waspish waistline she strapped a flesh-wasting poultice of meat tenderizer to her midsection with a tightly-bound rubber inner tube. Her measurements were advertised as 38-17-36.
Oct 7, 2021 · October 23rd, 8:00pm $10. An obscure Finnish documentary that chronicles the life of Maila Nurmi. As Vampira, she broke ground in 1956 as the very first television horror host. Nurmi lit up Saturday night television sets with her cinched waist on Los Angeles station KABC-TV.
Nov 3, 2019 · At the height of her show’s fame and whenever in public situations, Nurmi never broke character, always presenting herself as Vampira: fitted low cut black gown emphasizing her impossibly cinched waist, arched eyebrows, black wig, and nonplussed behavior.
