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16 gen 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. The beloved cult star had reportedly just turned 86, though conflicting dates of birth have surfaced.
7 set 2017 · The extraordinary Vampira actress, Maila Nurmi, tells her fascinating, no-holds-barred Hollywood tale.In her final interview, Maila details her incredible life – from modeling for Vargas and Man Ray, performing with Liberace, to dating Orson Welles, Marlon Brando, and her friendship with James Dean. Her creation of Vampira made her famous ...
16 gen 2008 · Maila Nurmi, whose "Vampira" TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner's officials said. She was 85. Ms Ms. Nurmi died...
Maila Nurmi. Maila Nurmi (nom artístic de Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi; Petsamo, Finlàndia, 21 de desembre de 1922 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 10 de gener de 2008) va ser una actriu finlandesa-estatunidenca, creadora del personatge de la dècada de 1950 «Vampira». [1] [2]
Maila Nurmi spillede fem filmroller til – og trak sig derpå tilbage fra rampelyset for at leve som smykkesælger. Skønt hendes tv-optræden gjorde hende til kult-figur i sit hjemland var det dog hendes medvirken i Wood-filmen, der gjorde hende til kult over den vide verden og gav hende yderligere nogle cameo-film-roller i 1986, 1996 og 1998.
1 apr 2021 · Maila Nurmi came to Hollywood in the 1940s, dreaming of fame and fortune. And after more than a decade of ups and downs, she had, briefly, attained it. She achieved international renown as Vampira, the world’s first horror movie TV host, setting the standard for what a horror queen femme fatale should aspire to, as well as laying the groundwork for the goth look decades before its time.
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 burlesque dancer. In 1944 Mae West fired from the cast of West’s 1944 Broadway play “Catherine Was Great” because she feared that Nurmi was being upstaged.
