Lina Romay
Biography
Romay was born in Barcelona in 1954. Following graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married actor/photographer Ramon Ardid/ Raymond Hardy (they later divorced in 1978), and began acting in stage productions. She began appearing in Jesús Franco's films from the time that they met in 1972. She appeared in more than a hundred feature films, most of them directed by Franco. Among the better known of her horror films are The Bare Breasted Countess (a.k.a. Female Vampire) (1973), Barbed Wire Dolls (1975) and Jack the Ripper (1976).
She took the name Lina Romay from the actress and jazz artist from the 1940s. Although Romay was listed in the credits of several of Franco's films as a co-director, actor Antonio Mayans stated in a recent interview that Franco used to credit her in that manner for business reasons, although she never actually co-directed any of their films together. She did however contribute occasional story ideas and assist in the editing of some films and trailers.
Lina Romay and Jesús Franco lived as a couple for close to four decades, but only officially married on April 25, 2008. She died from cancer at the age of 57 on 15 February 2012, in Málaga, Spain. Franco died soon after in 2013.
Known For
Acting
1973
asEsmeralda
1998
asMoira Frankenstein
1975
asLoulou Laverne
1999
asMarga
1998
asMari Cookie / Tarantula
1983
asHelen
2002
asHerself
2001
asHerself
2014
as(archive footage)
2000
asTora
1999
asNelly Smith / Tsai Ming
2001
asMados
1976
asMaria da Guerra
1977
asMoira Ray
1974
asRita Derian
1973
asCountess Irina Karlstein
1986
asMelissa
1985
asKarate Student
1982
asCandy
1986
asCameo
1983
asHermine
1983
asJulia
1974
asAlba / Bianca
1997
asMrs. Radeck
1981
asMaria
1981
asMrs. Foncesca
2014
asSelf (archive footage)
1986
asLulú
1980
asMartine de Bressac
1976
asMarika Stevenson
1975
asCynthia
1978
asMargarita Martin
1983
asAlice Brooks
1984
asIrina
1975
asShirley Fields
1983
asCabaret Owner/Performer
1975
asAnne
1985
asMaggie
1976
asSylvia
2002
asRosa Harker
1974
asLinda Mariel
1976
asDoriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister
2010
asAlma Pereira
1975
asRolls-Royce Baby
1979
asNini
1980
asAna
1975
asSilvia Aguado
1999
asGina
1999
asTona
1994
asAngela
1974
asCélestine
2000
as
1977
asMadame Arminda
2005
asMme Villeblanche
2002
asIrina von Karstein
1982
asRuth
1973
asGreta Douglas
2014
asSelf
1986
as
1975
asOlivia Steiner
2013
asSelf
2005
as
1980
asCecile
1974
asYuka
2000
asHerself
2003
asHerself
1973
as
1981
asJulia
1987
asMelissa
1987
asLola Clavijo
1981
asGeorge's Mother
1981
asLia
1980
asSultana
1975
asLoulou
1986
asThe Exhibitionist
1978
asMartine
1984
asAgent 69
1987
asBarbara
1983
asGenara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly'
1976
asPina
1983
asDesdémona
1983
asEva Bombón
1981
asSuzy
1983
asPaquita la Fina
1985
asAminia
1986
asCecilia Muro
1992
as1993
as
1986
asTerry Morgan
1987
asTsai Chin
1983
asLina
1983
asCandy
1983
asMoira
1976
asCynthia
1986
asCandy
1974
asAdèle
1973
asSweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
1984
asAna
1986
asChelo Cucufate
1986
as
2007
as(archive footage)
2003
as
1986
asMarga Lopez
1984
asIrina
1982
asElisa
1979
asJustine
2003
as2004
as
2007
asMrs. Steele
1979
asAnne
1985
asWoman Asking for Autograph
1984
asEva / Adriana
1978
asMaría
1976
as
2014
asHerself
1985
as
1973
asMarie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)
1980
asYolanda
1973
as
1989
asHotelier
1977
asJuana
1984
asMaría
2005
asDr. Van Helsing
2010
asSelf
1975
as1983
asHerself
1988
asMme Orloff
1986
asLulu Laverne
Production
Crew
2009
asDirecting
2000
as2001
as1983
as1986
as
1981
as1987
as1987
as1984
as1987
as
2012
as
2012
as1983
as1982
as1982
as1986
as1986
as
1985
as1985
as1984
as2000
as1983
as1999
as1985
as1984
as
1981
as1985
as1983
as
1981
as
1982
as
1980
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