• 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...
  • Includes major new footage of Vampira discovered for this project that went unseen for 60 years. The definitive visual record of Maila Nurmi and her time.
  • Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress who became famous for portraying the character Vampira.
  • Today is the birthday of the very first television horror host Vampira (Maila Nurmi, 1922-2008). Nurmi had been a pin-up model, chorus line dancer and bit player...
  • Maila Nurmi - Maila Nurmi was a Finnish-American actress who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
  • Maila Nurmi (1922-2008) was an American actress best known for her character Vampira, whose appearance was inspired by the works of illustrator Charles Addams.
  • 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...
  • In 1954 Maila Nurmi (aka Vampira) went on the air, hosting a gaggle of resurrected vintage scary flicks on the local KABC-TV outlet.
  • Maila Nurmi Phone Number. Email ID. ... Malia Nurmi died at age 85 of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2008.
  • Maila Nurmi, known for 50 years as Vampira, was an Emmy-nominated TV program hostess for KABC (Channel 7) in Los Angeles.