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Maila Nurmi

1922 - 2008

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Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008), known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American actress best known for creating 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. After several minor film roles, she found success with her Vampira character, television's first horror host. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maila Nurmi is the 2,022nd most popular actor (down from 1,908th in 2019), the 3,612th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,120th in 2019) and the 985th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Maila Nurmi ranks 2,022 out of 13,578. Before her are Edmond O'Brien, Machine Gun Kelly, Kristin Davis, Léa Seydoux, Eric Stoltz, and Francesca Annis. After her are Ranbir Kapoor, Sam Worthington, Larry Miller, Frank Grillo, Brad Dexter, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

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Among people born in 1922, Maila Nurmi ranks 166. Before her are Luis Somoza Debayle, Anatoli Papanov, Michael Ansara, Bea Arthur, Hussein Onn, and Susanna Agnelli. After her are Alexander Kazhdan, Alan Perlis, Khiuaz Dospanova, Howard Zinn, Mauro Bolognini, and Elissa Aalto. Among people deceased in 2008, Maila Nurmi ranks 120. Before her are Anthony Mamo, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Forrest J Ackerman, Boris Shakhlin, Sofiko Chiaureli, and Bronisław Geremek. After her are Ove Andersson, Fred Sinowatz, Joseph M. Juran, Lazare Ponticelli, Khiuaz Dospanova, and Marie Smith Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maila Nurmi ranks 3,612 out of 20,380. Before her are Doug Jones (1954), George Lincoln Rockwell (1918), Kristin Davis (1965), Harrison Dillard (1923), Eric Stoltz (1961), and Kirk Kerkorian (1917). After her are Joyce Meyer (1943), William Thurston (1946), Hailey Baldwin (1996), Jack Williamson (1908), Leslie Lamport (1941), and George Kelly (1905).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Maila Nurmi ranks 985. Before her are Rhea Perlman (1948), Octavia Spencer (1972), Edmond O'Brien (1915), Machine Gun Kelly (1990), Kristin Davis (1965), and Eric Stoltz (1961). After her are Larry Miller (1953), Frank Grillo (1965), Brad Dexter (1917), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Dylan McDermott (1961), and Harold Perrineau (1963).

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