Biography

Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was a Finnish-American actress and television personality who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.

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1959

In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, th...

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1959 Sci-fi Horror

5.6

1998

A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!...

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998 Comedy Crime

8

2006

Vampira The Movie chronicles the story of Malia "Vampira" Nurmi living on the very edge of show busi...

Vampira: The Movie

2006 Horror Documentary

4.1

1962

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a que...

The Magic Sword

1962 Adventure Fantasy

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

6.9

1992

A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring intervi...

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

1992 Documentary

4.9

1959

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attac...

The Beat Generation

1959 Crime

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

7.6

1996

Often called the worst director in the history of cinema, Ed Wood is nevertheless a beloved figure a...

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996 Documentary

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

7

2001

Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick in...

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

2001 Documentary

10

1996

A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historic...

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

1996 Documentary

5.3

1986

A defense contractor who somehow becomes the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust. In his solitude, ...

Population: 1

1986 Fantasy Music

6

1960

A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family...

I Passed for White

1960 Drama

3.4

1960

Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and Zorc...

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960 Comedy

10

1991

A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods....

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 Documentary Horror

5

2000

Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula...

The Many Faces of Dracula

2000 Documentary Horror

5.8

1959

A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. Th...

The Big Operator

1959 Drama Crime

8

1995

Interviews with Maila Nurmi, who famously played the horror hostess Vampira...

Vampira: About Sex, Death and Taxes

1995 Documentary

7.4

2013

Though most people knew her as Vampira, a late-night, creature-feature host in Los Angeles, Maila Nu...

Vampira and Me

2013 Documentary

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2004

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts was a documentary focused on horror hosts; screened on the hor...

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

2004 Documentary

7.6

2006

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host....

American Scary

2006 Documentary

6

1975

Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic broo...

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975 Documentary

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