Lina Romay

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

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.

Known For

  • Pick-Up Girls

    Pick-Up Girls

  • Celestine

    Celestine

  • Mansion of the Living Dead

    Mansion of the Living Dead

  • The Sadist of Notre Dame

    The Sadist of Notre Dame

  • Bahia Blanca

    Bahia Blanca

  • Slaves

    Slaves

  • Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation

    Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation

  • The Greedy Ones

    The Greedy Ones

  • On the Threshold to Another World

    On the Threshold to Another World

  • Cecilia

    Cecilia

  • Esmeralda Bay

    Esmeralda Bay

  • Diamonds of Kilimandjaro

    Diamonds of Kilimandjaro

  • Faceless

    Faceless

  • The Last from Philippines

    The Last from Philippines

  • Exorcism

    Exorcism

  • Golden Temple Amazons

    Golden Temple Amazons

  • Call Me Jess Redux

    Call Me Jess Redux

  • The Night Of Open Sex

    The Night Of Open Sex

  • The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

    The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

  • The House of Lost Women

    The House of Lost Women

  • The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

    The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

  • Female Vampire

    Female Vampire

  • Camino solitario

    Camino solitario

  • The Perverse Countess

    The Perverse Countess

  • Jack the Ripper

    Jack the Ripper

  • The Blues of Pop Street

    The Blues of Pop Street

  • Sexorcismes

    Sexorcismes

  • Sexy Erotic Job

    Sexy Erotic Job

  • Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman

    Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman

  • Les emmerdeuses

    Les emmerdeuses

  • Thong Girls

    Thong Girls

  • Barbed Wire Dolls

    Barbed Wire Dolls

  • Alone Against Terror

    Alone Against Terror

  • Midnight Party

    Midnight Party

  • The Girls of the Copacabana

    The Girls of the Copacabana

  • Tender Flesh

    Tender Flesh

  • Journey into Perversion

    Journey into Perversion

  • White Cannibal Queen

    White Cannibal Queen

  • Falks Frauen

    Falks Frauen

  • Downtown

    Downtown

  • Revenge in the House of Usher

    Revenge in the House of Usher

  • Night of the Skull

    Night of the Skull

  • Lovers of Devil's Island

    Lovers of Devil's Island

  • Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula

    Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula

  • Snakewoman

    Snakewoman

  • The Other Side of the Mirror

    The Other Side of the Mirror

  • El misterio del castillo rojo

    El misterio del castillo rojo

  • Erotic Symphony

    Erotic Symphony

  • Les chatouilleuses

    Les chatouilleuses

  • Call Him Jess

    Call Him Jess

  • Kiss Me Killer

    Kiss Me Killer

  • Lust for Frankenstein

    Lust for Frankenstein

  • Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties

    Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties

  • Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie

    Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie

  • Vampire Blues

    Vampire Blues

  • Dirty Game in Casablanca

    Dirty Game in Casablanca

  • Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur

    Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur

  • Night Has a Thousand Desires

    Night Has a Thousand Desires

  • Queridos monstruos

    Queridos monstruos

  • How Much Does a Spy Make?

    How Much Does a Spy Make?

  • Women Behind Bars

    Women Behind Bars

  • Cries of Pleasure

    Cries of Pleasure

  • La última película de Jess Franco

    La última película de Jess Franco

  • Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell

    Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell

  • How to Seduce a Virgin

    How to Seduce a Virgin

  • What a Honeymoon

    What a Honeymoon

  • Greta, the Mad Butcher

    Greta, the Mad Butcher

  • The Hot Nights of Linda

    The Hot Nights of Linda

  • Macumba Sexual

    Macumba Sexual

  • Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle

    Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle

  • Sex Is Crazy

    Sex Is Crazy

  • Paula-Paula

    Paula-Paula

  • Jailhouse Wardress

    Jailhouse Wardress

  • Blood on My Shoes

    Blood on My Shoes

  • Women Without Innocence

    Women Without Innocence

  • Love Letters of a Nun

    Love Letters of a Nun

  • Jungle of Fear

    Jungle of Fear

  • Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

  • Lorna, the Exorcist

    Lorna, the Exorcist

  • El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa

    El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa

  • The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

    The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

  • Blind Target

    Blind Target

  • Downtown Heat

    Downtown Heat

  • Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess

    Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess

  • The Lustful Amazons

    The Lustful Amazons

  • The Hotel of Love Affairs

    The Hotel of Love Affairs

  • Red Silk

    Red Silk

  • Broken Dolls

    Broken Dolls

  • Sida, la peste del siglo XX

    Sida, la peste del siglo XX

  • Fury in the Tropics

    Fury in the Tropics

  • Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie

    Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie

  • Slave of Crime

    Slave of Crime

  • Girl with the Red Lips

    Girl with the Red Lips

  • Killer Barbys vs. Dracula

    Killer Barbys vs. Dracula

  • My Pussy is the Best

    My Pussy is the Best

  • Death Karate in Torremolinos

    Death Karate in Torremolinos

  • See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!

    See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!

  • Vampire Junction

    Vampire Junction

  • El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter

    El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter

  • The Bizarre World of Jess Franco

    The Bizarre World of Jess Franco

  • Black Boots, Leather Whip

    Black Boots, Leather Whip

  • White Jungle Slave

    White Jungle Slave

  • Bangkok, City of the Dead

    Bangkok, City of the Dead

  • Incubus

    Incubus

  • Exorciseme

    Exorciseme

  • Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong

    Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong

  • Las chuponas

    Las chuponas

  • Lulu's Talking Ass

    Lulu's Talking Ass

  • Lilian, the Perverted Virgin

    Lilian, the Perverted Virgin

  • Doriana Grey

    Doriana Grey

  • Rolls-Royce Baby

    Rolls-Royce Baby

  • They Do Everything

    They Do Everything

  • Jess Franco's Perversion

    Jess Franco's Perversion

  • Sex Apocalypse

    Sex Apocalypse

  • Fly Story

    Fly Story

  • Jess Franco's Passion

    Jess Franco's Passion

  • Falo Crest

    Falo Crest

  • The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist

    The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist

  • Cocktail spécial

    Cocktail spécial

  • A Crack for Two

    A Crack for Two

  • Phollastía

    Phollastía

  • Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist

    Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist

  • Shining Sex

    Shining Sex

  • Entre pitos anda el juego

    Entre pitos anda el juego

  • Para las nenas, leche calentita

    Para las nenas, leche calentita

  • Red Venice

    Red Venice

  • Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre

    Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre

  • Justine and the Whip

    Justine and the Whip

  • Un pito para tres

    Un pito para tres