Lina Romay
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1954-06-25
Day of Death
2012-02-15 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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.
Acting
(2014)
Queridos monstruos
as Self
(2014)
Falks Frauen
as (archive footage)
(2014)
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Call Me Jess Redux
as Herself
(2013)
(2010)
Paula-Paula
as Alma Pereira
(2010)
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
as Self
(2007)
Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
as (archive)
(2007)
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
as Mrs. Steele
(2005)
Snakewoman
as Dr. Van Helsing
(2005)
Jess Franco's Perversion
as Mme Villeblanche
(2005)
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
On the Threshold to Another World
as Herself
(2003)
(2002)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
as Irina von Karstein
(2002)
Incubus
as Rosa Harker
(2002)
(2001)
Vampire Junction
as Mados
(2001)
Journey into Perversion
as Herself
(2000)
Blind Target
as Tora
(2000)
(2000)
Call Him Jess
as Herself
(1999)
Vampire Blues
as Marga
(1999)
Broken Dolls
as Tona
(1999)
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
as Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming
(1999)
Red Silk
as Gina
(1998)
Lust for Frankenstein
as Moira Frankenstein
(1998)
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
as Mari Cookie / Tarantula
(1997)
Tender Flesh
as Mrs. Radeck
(1994)
Downtown Heat
as Angela
(1993)
(1992)
(1989)
Esmeralda Bay
as Hotelier
(1988)
Faceless
as Mme Orloff
(1987)
Thong Girls
as Lola Clavijo
(1987)
Slave of Crime
as Tsai Chin
(1987)
Falo Crest
as Melissa
(1987)
Phollastía
as Barbara
(1986)
Golden Temple Amazons
as Cameo
(1986)
Orgasmo perverso
as Marga Lopez
(1986)
Alone Against Terror
as Melissa
(1986)
(1986)
The Last from Philippines
as Cecilia Muro
(1986)
Girl with the Red Lips
as Terry Morgan
(1986)
Lulu's Talking Ass
as Lulú
(1986)
(1986)
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
as The Exhibitionist
(1986)
Entre pitos anda el juego
as Candy
(1986)
Para las nenas, leche calentita
as Chelo Cucufate
(1985)
Dirty Game in Casablanca
as Woman Asking for Autograph
(1985)
White Jungle Slave
as Karate Student
(1985)
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
as Maggie
(1985)
Bangkok, City of the Dead
as Aminia
(1985)
(1984)
Bahia Blanca
as María
(1984)
Night Has a Thousand Desires
as Irina
(1984)
Camino solitario
as Eva / Adriana
(1984)
How Much for a Spy?
as Ana
(1984)
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
as Irina
(1984)
A Crack for Two
as Agent 69
(1983)
Cecilia
as Cabaret Owner/Performer
(1983)
Macumba Sexual
as Alice Brooks
(1983)
The House of Lost Women
as Desdémona
(1983)
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
as Hermine
(1983)
Revenge in the House of Usher
as Helen
(1983)
Black Boots, Leather Whip
as Lina
(1983)
Cries of Pleasure
as Julia
(1983)
The Night Of Open Sex
as Moira
(1983)
The Hotel of Love Affairs
as Eva Bombón
(1983)
Blood on My Shoes
as Paquita la Fina
(1983)
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
as Herself
(1983)
The Blues of Pop Street
as Genara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly'
(1983)
(1982)
Mansion of the Living Dead
as Candy
(1982)
My Pussy is the Best
as Elisa
(1982)
Sex Apocalypse
as Ruth
(1981)
Pick-Up Girls
as Suzy
(1981)
Sex Is Crazy
as Mrs. Foncesca
(1981)
Jailhouse Wardress
as Maria
(1981)
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
as George's Mother
(1981)
(1981)
(1980)
Erotic Symphony
as Martine de Bressac
(1980)
White Cannibal Queen
as Ana
(1980)
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
as Sultana
(1980)
(1980)
What a Honeymoon
as Yolanda
(1979)
The Sadist of Notre Dame
as Anne
(1979)
They Do Everything
as Nini
(1979)
Justine and the Whip
as Justine
(1978)
Women Without Innocence
as Margarita Martin
(1978)
Love Letters of a Nun
as María
(1978)
Cocktail spécial
as Martine
(1977)
Greta, the Mad Butcher
as Juana
(1977)
Slaves
as Madame Arminda
(1977)
Kiss Me Killer
as Moira Ray
(1976)
Jack the Ripper
as Marika Stevenson
(1976)
Midnight Party
as Sylvia
(1976)
Barbed Wire Dolls
as Maria da Guerra
(1976)
(1976)
Les emmerdeuses
as Pina
(1976)
Doriana Gray
as Doriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister
(1976)
Shining Sex
as Cynthia
(1975)
The Perverse Countess
as Silvia Aguado
(1975)
Downtown
as Cynthia
(1975)
Exorcism
as Anne
(1975)
The Hot Nights of Linda
as Olivia Steiner
(1975)
Women Behind Bars
as Shirley Fields
(1975)
Les chatouilleuses
as Loulou
(1975)
Sexy Erotic Job
as Loulou Laverne
(1975)
(1975)
Rolls-Royce Baby
as Rolls-Royce Baby
(1974)
Celestine
as Célestine
(1974)
Lorna, the Exorcist
as Linda Mariel
(1974)
Night of the Skull
as Rita Derian
(1974)
How to Seduce a Virgin
as Adèle
(1974)
The Lustful Amazons
as Yuka
(1974)
Les Gloutonnes
as Alba / Bianca
(1973)
Female Vampire
as Countess Irina Karlstein
(1973)
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
as Greta Douglas
(1973)
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
as Esmeralda
(1973)
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
as Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
(1973)
The Other Side of the Mirror
as Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)
(1973)
(1973)
Crew
(2012)
La cripta de las condenadas
Art Direction, Assistant Director, Production Manager
(2012)
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Makeup Artist, Art Direction, Production Manager, Assistant Director
(2010)
Paula-Paula
Makeup Artist, Wardrobe Supervisor
(2009)
Take-Away Spirit
Production Manager, Set Decoration, Second Unit
(2005)
Snakewoman
Writer
(2002)
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
Camera Operator
(2002)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Screenplay
(2001)
Vampire Junction
Director
(2000)
Blind Target
Director, Assistant Director
(1999)
Broken Dolls
Assistant Director
(1998)
Lust for Frankenstein
Editor
(1996)
Vampire Killer Barbys
Editor
(1992)
Don Quixote
Editor
(1989)
Esmeralda Bay
Editor
(1987)
Falo Crest
Editor, Director
(1987)
Thong Girls
Director
(1987)
Phollastía
Director
(1986)
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
Director, Writer
(1986)
Entre pitos anda el juego
Director
(1986)
Para las nenas, leche calentita
Director
(1986)
(1985)
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
Editor, Assistant Director
(1985)
Dirty Game in Casablanca
Assistant Director
(1985)
White Jungle Slave
Assistant Director
(1985)
Un pito para tres
Director
(1984)
The Sexual Story of O
Editor
(1984)
A Crack for Two
Director, Screenplay
(1984)
Camino solitario
Assistant Director
(1984)
Bahia Blanca
Assistant Editor, Assistant Director
(1983)
Cries of Pleasure
Editor, Director
(1983)
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
Director, Assistant Editor
(1983)
Macumba Sexual
Assistant Director
(1983)
The Hotel of Love Affairs
Assistant Editor, Assistant Director
(1982)
Emmanuelle Exposed
Editor, Assistant Director
(1982)
Express Train
Director, Editor
(1982)
El huésped de la niebla
Screenplay, Director
(1981)
Bloody Moon
Assistant Director
(1981)
Sadomania
Assistant Director, Assistant Editor
(1981)
The Story of Linda
Assistant Director
(1980)
Devil Hunter
Assistant Director