Lina Romay
Known for Acting · 129 credits
- Born
- 1954-06-25
- Died
- 2012-02-15
- Place of birth
- Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
- Also known as
- Candy Coster · Lulu Laverne · Rosa María Almirall · Rosa María Almirall Martínez
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
Movies (129)
My Pussy is the Best
1982
as Elisa
Cecilia
1983
as Cabaret Owner/Performer
Pick-Up Girls
1981
as Suzy
Greta, the Mad Butcher
1977
as Juana
Bahia Blanca
1984
as María
Celestine
1974
as Célestine
Countess Perverse
1975
as Silvia Aguado
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
1980
as Cecile
Female Vampire
1975
as Countess Irina Karlstein
Golden Temple Amazons
1986
as Cameo
Thong Girls
1987
as Lola Clavijo
Barbed Wire Dolls
1976
as Maria da Guerra
Jack the Ripper
1976
as Marika Stevenson
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975
as Olivia Steiner
Faceless
1988
as Mme Orloff
El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter
1981
as Julia
Mansion of the Living Dead
1982
as Candy
Midnight Party
1976
as Sylvia
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973
as Esmeralda
White Cannibal Queen
1980
as Ana
Erotic Symphony
1980
as Martine de Bressac
Macumba Sexual
1983
as Alice Brooks
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983
as Hermine
Women Without Innocence
1978
as Margarita Martin
The Night Of Open Sex
1983
as Moira
Sexy Erotic Job
1975
as Loulou Laverne
Downtown
1975
as Cynthia
Jailhouse Wardress
1981
as Maria
Cries of Pleasure
1983
as Julia
Lorna, the Exorcist
1974
as Linda Mariel
Sex Is Crazy
1981
as Mrs. Foncesca
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
1980
as Sultana
How to Seduce a Virgin
1974
as Adèle
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
1981
as George's Mother
Helter Skelter
2000
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983
as Lina
The House of Lost Women
1983
as Desdémona
The Other Side of the Mirror
1973
as Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
2002
as Irina von Karstein
Downtown Heat
1994
as Angela
Exorcism
1975
as Anne
Night of the Skull
1974
as Rita Derian
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
1998
as Mari Cookie / Tarantula
Slaves
1977
as Madame Arminda
The Troublemakers
1976
as Pina
The Girls of the Copacabana
1981
as Lia
Tender Flesh
1997
as Mrs. Radeck
Lust for Frankenstein
1998
as Moira Frankenstein
The Lustful Amazons
1974
as Yuka
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
1973
as Greta Douglas
White Jungle Slave
1985
as Karate Student
Fury in the Tropics
1986
as Marga Lopez
The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1976
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973
as Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
The Hotel of Love Affairs
1983
as Eva Bombón
Vampire Junction
2001
as Mados
Kiss Me Killer
1977
as Moira Ray
Blood on My Shoes
1983
as Paquita la Fina
Esmeralda Bay
1989
as Hotelier
Love Letters of a Nun
1978
as María
The Greedy Ones
1974
as Alba / Bianca
Revenge in the House of Usher
1983
as Helen
Blind Target
2000
as Tora
Lonely Road
1984
as Eva / Adriana
Dirty Game in Casablanca
1985
as Woman Asking for Autograph
Lovers of Devil's Island
1973
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984
as Irina
Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
2007
as (archive footage)
The Ticklish Ones
1975
as Loulou
Women Behind Bars
1975
as Shirley Fields
Jungle of Fear
1993
Snakewoman
2005
as Dr. Van Helsing
La última película de Jess Franco
2013
as Self
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985
as Maggie
Paula-Paula
2010
as Alma Pereira
The Last from Philippines
1986
as Cecilia Muro
Bangkok, City of the Dead
1985
as Aminia
The Sadist of Notre Dame
1979
as Anne
On the Threshold to Another World
2003
as Herself
Queridos monstruos
2014
as Self
What a Honeymoon
1980
as Yolanda
Death Karate in Torremolinos
2003
El misterio del castillo rojo
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1999
as Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming
Red Silk
1999
as Gina
How Much Does a Spy Make?
1984
as Ana
Broken Dolls
1999
as Tona
Alone Against Terror
1986
as Melissa
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
2004
Falks Frauen
2014
as (archive footage)
Incubus
2002
as Rosa Harker
Slave of Crime
1987
as Tsai Chin
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
1986
Vampire Blues
1999
as Marga
Sexorcismes
1975
Journey into Perversion
2001
as Herself
Trapped Women
1987
as Marga
The Blues of Pop Street
1983
as Genara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly'
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
2002
as Herself
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
2010
as Self
Call Me Jess Redux
2014
as Herself
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
1983
as Herself
Girl with the Red Lips
1986
as Terry Morgan
Call Him Jess
2000
as Herself
Lulu's Talking Ass
1986
as Lulú
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
1984
as Irina
Doriana Grey
1976
as Doriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister
Rolls-Royce Baby
1975
as Rolls-Royce Baby
They Do Everything
1979
as Nini
Sex Apocalypse
1982
as Ruth
Fly Story
1986
Falo Crest
1987
as Melissa
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
1986
as The Exhibitionist
Cocktail spécial
1978
as Martine
A Crack for Two
1984
as Agent 69
Phollastía
1987
as Barbara
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
1983
as Candy
Entre pitos anda el juego
1986
as Candy
About Lina Romay
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… With 129 credits spanning from 1973 to 2014, Lina Romay has appeared in 129 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Bahia Blanca (1984) — as María
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