Lina Romay
Acting
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
Acting129
movieCall Me Jess Redux
2014
Herself
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
2014
Self (archive footage)
Falks Frauen
2014
(archive footage)
moviePaula-Paula
2010
Alma Pereira
movieTriple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
2007
(archive footage)
movieSnakewoman
2005
Dr. Van Helsing
movieJess Franco's Perversion
2005
Mme Villeblanche
movieKiller Barbys vs. Dracula
2002
Irina von Karstein
movieIncubus
2002
Rosa Harker
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
2002
Herself
movieCall Him Jess
2000
Herself
movieDr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1999
Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming
movieLust for Frankenstein
1998
Moira Frankenstein
movieMari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
1998
Mari Cookie / Tarantula
movieTender Flesh
1997
Mrs. Radeck
movieDowntown Heat
1994
Angela
movieEsmeralda Bay
1989
Hotelier
movieFaceless
1988
Mme Orloff
movieSlave of Crime
1987
Tsai Chin
movieFalo Crest
1987
Melissa
movieThong Girls
1987
Lola Clavijo
moviePhollastía
1987
Barbara
moviePara las nenas, leche calentita
1986
Chelo Cucufate
movieThe Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
1986
The Exhibitionist
Las chuponas
1986
Lulu Laverne
movieFury in the Tropics
1986
Marga Lopez
movieThe Last from Philippines
1986
Cecilia Muro
movieGirl with the Red Lips
1986
Terry Morgan
movieDirty Game in Casablanca
1985
Woman Asking for Autograph
movieWhite Jungle Slave
1985
Karate Student
movieA Crack for Two
1984
Agent 69
movieLonely Road
1984
Eva / Adriana
movieMacumba Sexual
1983
Alice Brooks
movieThe Hotel of Love Affairs
1983
Eva Bombón
movieThe House of Lost Women
1983
Desdémona
movieCecilia
1983
Cabaret Owner/Performer
movieThe Blues of Pop Street
1983
Genara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly'
movieBlood on My Shoes
1983
Paquita la Fina
movieSexual Perversions of a Married Woman
1981
George's Mother
movieSex Is Crazy
1981
Mrs. Foncesca
movieErotic Symphony
1980
Martine de Bressac
movieWhat a Honeymoon
1980
Yolanda
movieCocktail spécial
1978
Martine
movieWomen Without Innocence
1978
Margarita Martin
movieSlaves
1977
Madame Arminda
movieKiss Me Killer
1977
Moira Ray
movieJack the Ripper
1976
Marika Stevenson
movieShining Sex
1976
Cynthia
movieBarbed Wire Dolls
1976
Maria da Guerra
movieMidnight Party
1976
Sylvia
movieDoriana Grey
1976
Doriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister
movieRolls-Royce Baby
1975
Rolls-Royce Baby
movieCountess Perverse
1975
Silvia Aguado
movieDowntown
1975
Cynthia
movieThe Hot Nights of Linda
1975
Olivia Steiner
movieSexy Erotic Job
1975
Loulou Laverne
movieFemale Vampire
1975
Countess Irina Karlstein
movieWomen Behind Bars
1975
Shirley Fields
movieLorna, the Exorcist
1974
Linda Mariel
movieCelestine
1974
Célestine
movieNight of the Skull
1974
Rita Derian
movieThe Greedy Ones
1974
Alba / Bianca
movieThe Other Side of the Mirror
1973
Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)
movieTender and Perverse Emmanuelle
1973
Greta Douglas
movieThe Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973
Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
Directing29
movieLa cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
2012
Assistant Director
movieLa cripta de las condenadas
2012
Assistant Director
movieVampire Junction
2001
Director
movieBlind Target
2000
Director, Assistant Director
movieBroken Dolls
1999
Assistant Director
movieFalo Crest
1987
Director
movieThong Girls
1987
Director
moviePhollastía
1987
Director
movieDirty Game in Casablanca
1985
Assistant Director
movieTrip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
1985
Assistant Director
movieWhite Jungle Slave
1985
Assistant Director
movieA Crack for Two
1984
Director
movieLonely Road
1984
Assistant Director
movieBahia Blanca
1984
Assistant Director
movieMacumba Sexual
1983
Assistant Director
movieThe Hotel of Love Affairs
1983
Assistant Director
movieCries of Pleasure
1983
Director
movieThe Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
1982
Assistant Director
movieThe Story of Linda
1981
Assistant Director
movieBloody Moon
1981
Assistant Director
movieSadomania
1981
Assistant Director
movieDevil Hunter
1980
Assistant Director
Editing15
movieDon Quixote
1992
Editor
movieEsmeralda Bay
1989
Editor
movieFalo Crest
1987
Editor
movieBahia Blanca
1984
Assistant Editor
movieThe Hotel of Love Affairs
1983
Assistant Editor
movieIntimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
1983
Assistant Editor
movieSadomania
1981
Assistant Editor
Writing5
Art3
movieLa cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
2012
Art Direction
movieLa cripta de las condenadas
2012
Art Direction
Take-Away Spirit
2009
Set Decoration
Production3
movieLa cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
2012
Production Manager
movieLa cripta de las condenadas
2012
Production Manager
Take-Away Spirit
2009
Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up2
movieLa cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
2012
Makeup Artist
moviePaula-Paula
2010
Makeup Artist, Wardrobe Supervisor
Camera1
Crew1
Take-Away Spirit
2009
Second Unit