Maila Nurmi
Birthday: 1922-12-11
Place of Birth: Petsamo, Finland
Biography: Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
Movies
Plan 9 from Outer Space
In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife, and dies the day after she is buried. Howeve...
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I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!...
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Vampira: The Movie
The story of Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, living on the very edge of show business, and her rise to cellul...
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The Magic Sword
The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a que...
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Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring intervi...
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The Beat Generation
A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attac...
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The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Often called the worst director in the history of cinema, Ed Wood is nevertheless a beloved figure a...
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Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick in...
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Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historic...
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Population: 1
A defense contractor who somehow becomes the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust. In his solitude, ...
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I Passed for White
A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family...
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Sex Kittens Go to College
Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and Zorc...
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods....
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The Many Faces of Dracula
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula...
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The Big Operator
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. Th...
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Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes
Interviews with Maila Nurmi, who famously played the horror hostess Vampira...
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Vampira and Me
Though most people knew her as Vampira, a late-night, creature-feature host in Los Angeles, Maila Nu...
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Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts was a documentary focused on horror hosts; screened on the hor...
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American Scary
A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host....
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James Dean: The First American Teenager
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic broo...
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Romance on the High Seas
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself whil...
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Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Documentary on the History of Science Fiction Movies from The Day the Earth Stood Still onward....
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