Name	Vampira  (Maila Nurmi)
Other Name(s)	Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi Maila Syrjaniemi Nurmi
Height	5' 6½"  (169 cm)
Build	Slim
Hair Color	Black
Date of Birth	December 21, 1921
Birthplace	Petsamo, Finland (now Pechenga, Russia)
Star Sign	Sagittarius
Died	January 10, 2008 (Aged 87)
Location of Death	Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of Death	natural causes
Nationality	Finnish
Ethnicity	White
Occupation	Actress
Celebrity Index	Va
Claim to Fame	Vampira
Favourite Links	www.vampirasattic.co
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Trivia and Quotes

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At the time, I thought it was horrible. I knew immediately I`d be committing professional suicide, but I thought `what choice do I have?` Somehow, I seemed to be dead already. I love glamour and physical beauty. I`ve always been fascinated by beautiful men on the screen: Tyrone Power, Robert Walker, with soft-focus filters and velvet voices. That`s what Ed Wood was like. Beautiful dreamy eyes and long, sweeping lashes just beautiful. He didn`t make a very pretty lady [in Glen or Glenda"], but he made an awfully pretty man." -- regarding the film "Plan 9 from Outer Space"

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Trivia

Is believed to be the first television "horror host."

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Was fired by Mae West from the cast of West's 1944 Broadway play "Catherine Was Great," because West feared that she was being upstaged.

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Once sued Cassandra Peterson, claiming that her "Elvira" persona was modeled after what she created as Vampira.

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Niece of Paavo Nurmi, legendary long-distance runner known as "The Flying Finn."

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Once worked with famous stripper Lili St. Cyr.

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The only known surviving footage of Maila Nurmi as her "Vampira" character is her role in Edward D. Wood Jr. 's Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959). Unfortunately, she has no dialog in this film.

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Measurements: 36B-21-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

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In 1958, singer Bobby Bare recorded a rock 'n' roll song about her, titled "Vampira".

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Horror punk band The Misfits have recorded a song about her entitled "Vampira".

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See also Trivia Index (V) :: Quotes Index (V) :: Connections Index (V)

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