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Maila Nurmi, née Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi le 11 décembre 1922 à Petsamo et morte le 10 janvier 2008 à Los Angeles [1], est une actrice finno-américaine. Elle est notamment célèbre pour son interprétation du rôle de Vampira dans les années 1950 et sa participation au film d'Ed Wood, Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959).
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 was the original "Vampira" of 1950s TV horror shows and Plan 9 from Outer Space. She was born in Massachusetts, married a screenwriter, and became an animal rights activist and painter.
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11 oct. 2023 · Maila Nurmi was a Finnish-American actress who invented the iconic horror host character Vampira in 1954. Learn about her life, career, and the controversies surrounding her legacy in this article.
- William J. Wright
16 janv. 2008 · Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner’s officials said. She was 85.
3 nov. 2019 · As Vampira, Nurmi became the first hostess of horror, an iconic combination of burlesque pin-up, old Hollywood glamour, and gothic chic. “The shock of Vampira came from her refusal to submit to the male gaze. She wanted to attack it instead,” notes Nurmi’s biographer W. Scott Poole.
Maila Nurmi was a former model and nightclub performer who created the iconic Vampira character for a TV horror show in 1954. She became a friend and muse of James Dean, and later a recluse who refused to sign over her creation to the network.
