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15 gen 2008 · Nurmi was played by Lisa Marie in "Ed Wood," Tim Burton's 1994 tribute to the B-movie director. Nurmi was born Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi in Finland on Dec. 11, 1922 and emigrated with her family ...
Maila Nurmi was known for her role as Vampira, the original glamour ghoul, late-night horror host, and proto-goth sex symbol who would inspire the on-screen look of modern-day Morticia Addams. Despite her lasting impact on 1950s America, and on culture at large, few people remember her today.
24 feb 2021 · While many will certainly remember Vampira as a horror goddess, the story of Maila Nurmi–the woman behind Vampira–has long needed to be told. The daughter of Finnish immigrants, Nurmi longed to express herself in creative ways and to connect with audiences through her passions. Eager to secure fame and fortune, she took a bus to Los Angeles ...
15 apr 2021 · Maila Nurmi’s TV stardom would be short-lived (until a late-in-life revival, easing the way for a successor, Elvira), and movie roles proved few and far between.
14 feb 2020 · Maila Nurmi in 1947. Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008), known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality. Her fame springs from her creation of the 1950s television character Vampira, later imitated in the 1980s by Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark .
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15 gen 2008 · Maila Nurmi, the actress famous for originating the role of “ Vampira ,” died Jan. 10 in her Hollywood home. She was 86. The Vampira character hosted late-night horror programming on KABC in Los Angeles and paved the way for knockoffs such as Elvira, whom Nurmi brought suit against in 1989 -- a lawsuit she withdrew due to lack of funds ...
