Nurmi’s return to Hollywood came with all the trappings of someone on the verge of success. Malia Nurmi managed to forge her own way through Hollywood, and even though she never got the credit she deserved during her lifetime she’s since become a horror icon. Instead of stardom many of them were left broke and destitute on the west coast. Nurmi would end up suing Peterson for stealing her act, without success.ĭuring the golden age of Hollywood bright-eyed hopefuls came from all over the country to try their hand at the movie business. In Ed Wood's schlocky sci-fi B-movie about aliens attacking the Earth with reanimated corpses (or something like that), the only real standout performance is that of Vampira, whose impossibly small waist, crooked fingernails, and jet black hair gave her an otherworldly appearance that goth girls are still replicating.Īnd speaking of replication - if you note a strong resemblance between Cassandra Peterson's Elvira character and Vampira, you're not alone.
TV horror host Vampira's 1955 show Dig Me Later, Vampira was groundbreaking, though the actress (born Maila Nurmi) is more commonly known for Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959).
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