Lina Romay
Born
June 25, 1954
Died
February 15, 2012 (57 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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
Queridos monstruos
Self
2014
Call Me Jess Redux
Herself
2014
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
Self (archive footage)
2014
Falks Frauen
(archive footage)
2014
La última película de Jess Franco
Self
2013
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
Self
2010
Paula-Paula
Alma Pereira
2010
Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
(archive footage)
2007
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Mrs. Steele
2007
Snakewoman
Dr. Van Helsing
2005
Jess Franco's Passion
2005
Jess Franco's Perversion
Mme Villeblanche
2005
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
2004
On the Threshold to Another World
Herself
2003
Death Karate in Torremolinos
2003
Red Venice
2003
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Irina von Karstein
2002
Incubus
Rosa Harker
2002
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
Herself
2002
Journey into Perversion
Herself
2001
Vampire Junction
Mados
2001
Call Him Jess
Herself
2000
Blind Target
Tora
2000
Helter Skelter
2000
Vampire Blues
Marga
1999
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming
1999
Red Silk
Gina
1999
Broken Dolls
Tona
1999
Lust for Frankenstein
Moira Frankenstein
1998
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Mari Cookie / Tarantula
1998
Tender Flesh
Mrs. Radeck
1997
Downtown Heat
Angela
1994
Jungle of Fear
1993
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992
Esmeralda Bay
Hotelier
1989
Faceless
Mme Orloff
1988
Slave of Crime
Tsai Chin
1987
Falo Crest
Melissa
1987
Thong Girls
Lola Clavijo
1987
Phollastía
Barbara
1987
Golden Temple Amazons
Cameo
1986
Para las nenas, leche calentita
Chelo Cucufate
1986
Alone Against Terror
Melissa
1986
Entre pitos anda el juego
Candy
1986
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
The Exhibitionist
1986
Lulu's Talking Ass
Lulú
1986
Las chuponas
Lulu Laverne
1986
Orgasmo perverso
Marga Lopez
1986
Bragueta historia
1986
Girl with the Red Lips
Terry Morgan
1986
The Last from Philippines
Cecilia Muro
1986
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
1986
Un pito para tres
1985
Dirty Game in Casablanca
Woman Asking for Autograph
1985
White Jungle Slave
Karate Student
1985
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Maggie
1985
Bangkok, City of the Dead
Aminia
1985
A Crack for Two
Agent 69
1984
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
Irina
1984
How Much for a Spy?
Ana
1984
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Irina
1984
Camino solitario
Eva / Adriana
1984
Bahia Blanca
María
1984
Macumba Sexual
Alice Brooks
1983
The Hotel of Love Affairs
Eva Bombón
1983
Cries of Pleasure
Julia
1983
The House of Lost Women
Desdémona
1983
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
Candy
1983
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
Hermine
1983
Cecilia
Cabaret Owner/Performer
1983
Revenge in the House of Usher
Helen
1983
The Night Of Open Sex
Moira
1983
Black Boots, Leather Whip
Lina
1983
The Blues of Pop Street
Genara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly'
1983
Blood on My Shoes
Paquita la Fina
1983
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
Herself
1983
Mansion of the Living Dead
Candy
1982
My Pussy is the Best
Elisa
1982
Sex Apocalypse
Ruth
1982
Pick-Up Girls
Suzy
1981
El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter
Julia
1981
Jailhouse Wardress
Maria
1981
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
George's Mother
1981
The Girls of the Copacabana
Lia
1981
Sex Is Crazy
Mrs. Foncesca
1981
White Cannibal Queen
Ana
1980
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
Sultana
1980
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
Cecile
1980
Erotic Symphony
Martine de Bressac
1980
What a Honeymoon
Yolanda
1980
Justine and the Whip
Justine
1979
The Sadist of Notre Dame
Anne
1979
They Do Everything
Nini
1979
Love Letters of a Nun
María
1978
Cocktail spécial
Martine
1978
Women Without Innocence
Margarita Martin
1978
Slaves
Madame Arminda
1977
Kiss Me Killer
Moira Ray
1977
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Juana
1977
Jack the Ripper
Marika Stevenson
1976
Shining Sex
Cynthia
1976
Les emmerdeuses
Pina
1976
Barbed Wire Dolls
Maria da Guerra
1976
Midnight Party
Sylvia
1976
Doriana Gray
Doriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister
1976
The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1976
Rolls-Royce Baby
Rolls-Royce Baby
1975
The Perverse Countess
Silvia Aguado
1975
Downtown
Cynthia
1975
Exorcism
Anne
1975
Demoniac
1975
Les chatouilleuses
Loulou
1975
The Hot Nights of Linda
Olivia Steiner
1975
Sexy Erotic Job
Loulou Laverne
1975
Women Behind Bars
Shirley Fields
1975
Lorna, the Exorcist
Linda Mariel
1974
Celestine
Célestine
1974
Night of the Skull
Rita Derian
1974
How to Seduce a Virgin
Adèle
1974
Les Gloutonnes
Alba / Bianca
1974
The Lustful Amazons
Yuka
1974
Lovers of Devil's Island
1973
The Other Side of the Mirror
Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)
1973
Female Vampire
Countess Irina Karlstein
1973
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Esmeralda
1973
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
Greta Douglas
1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
1973
El misterio del castillo rojo
1973