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.
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Movies (50)
Queridos monstruos
as Self
2014
Call Me Jess Redux
as Herself
2014
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Falks Frauen
as (archive footage)
2014
La última película de Jess Franco
as Self
2013
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Makeup Artist (Costume & Make-Up)
2012
La cripta de las condenadas
Art Direction (Art)
2012
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
as Self
2010
Paula-Paula
as Alma Pereira
2010
Take-Away Spirit
Production Manager (Production)
2009
Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
as (archive footage)
2007
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
as Mrs. Steele
2007
Snakewoman
as Dr. Van Helsing
2005
Jess Franco's Passion
2005
Jess Franco's Perversion
as Mme Villeblanche
2005
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
2004
On the Threshold to Another World
as Herself
2003
Death Karate in Torremolinos
2003
Red Venice
2003
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
as Irina von Karstein
2002
Incubus
as Rosa Harker
2002
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
as Herself
2002
Journey into Perversion
as Herself
2001
Vampire Junction
as Mados
2001
Call Him Jess
as Herself
2000
Blind Target
as Tora
2000
Helter Skelter
2000
Vampire Blues
as Marga
1999
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
as Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming
1999
Red Silk
as Gina
1999
Broken Dolls
as Tona
1999
Lust for Frankenstein
as Moira Frankenstein
1998
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
as Mari Cookie / Tarantula
1998
Tender Flesh
as Mrs. Radeck
1997
Vampire Killer Barbys
Editor (Editing)
1996
Downtown Heat
as Angela
1994
Jungle of Fear
1993
Don Quixote
Editor (Editing)
1992
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992
Esmeralda Bay
as Hotelier
1989
Faceless
as Mme Orloff
1988
Slave of Crime
as Tsai Chin
1987
Falo Crest
as Melissa
1987
Thong Girls
as Lola Clavijo
1987
Phollastía
as Barbara
1987
Golden Temple Amazons
as Cameo
1986
Para las nenas, leche calentita
as Chelo Cucufate
1986
Alone Against Terror
as Melissa
1986
Entre pitos anda el juego
as Candy
1986
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
as The Exhibitionist
1986