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Maila Nurmi o Vampira, pseudonimo di Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi (Petsamo, 11 dicembre 1922 – Los Angeles, 10 gennaio 2008), è stata una modella, attrice e personaggio televisivo finlandese naturalizzata statunitense
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.
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).
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- Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Many actors spend decades building impressive careers, but all Maila Nurmi needed was one night to create a legend. Most famous as the woman behind Vampira, television’s first horror host, Nurmi's life was like one long Halloween party—in the best and worst ways.
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).
- Actress, Producer, Writer
- January 10, 2008
- December 11, 1922
4 lug 2007 · Maila Nurmi talks about her creation of the Vampira character and her career.TIME Magazine Obit. 1/28/2008: "Before Elvira, before Morticia Addams, there was...
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In 1954, a 31-year old former model, nightclub coat-check attendant and necktie painter named Maila Nurmi attended a Hollywood party with her husband, actor-writer Dean Riesner. She made her own vampire costume, inspired by the cartoons of Charles Addams, out of fabric scraps.
