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Maila Nurmi o Vampira [2], pseudonimo di Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi [1] ( Petsamo, 11 dicembre 1922 [1] – Los Angeles, 10 gennaio 2008 [3] ), è stata una modella, attrice e personaggio televisivo finlandese naturalizzata statunitense . Indice. 1 Biografia. 1.1 Esordi. 1.2 La creazione di Vampira e il breve successo.
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. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1940, with hopes of becoming an actress.
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).
- January 1, 1
- Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
11 ott 2023 · However, Maila Nurmi, the quick-witted woman in the skin-tight black dress, remained a mystery. As Vampira's creator, Nurmi was consumed by the role, rarely appearing in public out of character. In the years after Vampira's initial fame, Nurmi came to regard her alter ego as a blessing and a curse.
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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
583. 98K views 16 years ago. 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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12 gen 2021 · Maila Nurmi hanging from her feet as Vampira in a photo from the biography “Glamour Ghoul.” (Feral House) She was “the first Goth,” says Sandra Niemi, Nurmi’s niece and now her biographer. But...
