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. The majority of their films together were in the erotic film genre, but she was also featured in many horror, comedy and action/adventure films as well. 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.
Filmography
all 120
Movies 120
Director 12
self 9
Writer 2
Queridos monstruos (2014)
Call Me Jess Redux (2014)
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur (2014)
Falks Frauen (2014)
La última película de Jess Franco (2013)
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II (2012)
La cripta de las condenadas (2012)
Paula-Paula (2010)
Take-Away Spirit (2009)
Snakewoman (2005)
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico! (2004)
On the Threshold to Another World (2003)
Death Karate in Torremolinos (2003)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula (2002)
Incubus (2002)
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie (2002)
Journey into Perversion (2001)
Vampire Junction (2001)
Call Him Jess (2000)
Helter Skelter (2000)
Blind Target (2000)
Red Silk (1999)
Broken Dolls (1999)
Vampire Blues (1999)
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (1999)
Lust for Frankenstein (1998)
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (1998)
Tender Flesh (1997)
Vampire Killer Barbys (1996)
Downtown Heat (1994)
Jungle of Fear (1993)
Don Quixote (1992)
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa (1992)
Esmeralda Bay (1989)
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil (1988)
Faceless (1988)
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco (1988)
Slave of Crime (1987)
Thong Girls (1987)
Golden Temple Amazons (1986)
Alone Against Terror (1986)
The Last from Philippines (1986)
Girl with the Red Lips (1986)
Mujeres Ancorraladas (1986)
Sida, la peste del siglo XX (1986)
Dirty Game in Casablanca (1985)
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included (1985)
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong (1985)
Bangkok, City of the Dead (1985)
White Jungle Slave (1985)
The Sexual Story of O (1984)
How Much for a Spy? (1984)
Night Has a Thousand Desires (1984)
Camino solitario (1984)
Bahia Blanca (1984)
Macumba Sexual (1983)
The Hotel of Love Affairs (1983)
Cries of Pleasure (1983)
The House of Lost Women (1983)
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983)
Cecilia (1983)
Fury in the Tropics (1983)
Revenge in the House of Usher (1983)
The Night Of Open Sex (1983)
Black Boots, Leather Whip (1983)
The Blues of Pop Street (1983)
Blood on My Shoes (1983)
Mansion of the Living Dead (1982)
My Pussy is the Best (1982)
El lago de las vírgenes (1982)
El huésped de la niebla (1982)
Express Train (1982)
Emmanuelle Exposed (1982)
Pick-Up Girls (1981)
El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter (1981)
Jailhouse Wardress (1981)
The Story of Linda (1981)
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman (1981)
The Girls of the Copacabana (1981)
Bloody Moon (1981)
Sadomania (1981)
Sex Is Crazy (1981)
Devil Hunter (1980)
White Cannibal Queen (1980)
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie (1980)
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties (1980)
Erotic Symphony (1980)
What a Honeymoon (1980)
The Sadist of Notre Dame (1979)
Love Letters of a Nun (1978)
Women Without Innocence (1978)
Slaves (1977)
Kiss Me Killer (1977)
Greta, the Mad Butcher (1977)
Vergewaltigt (1976)
Jack the Ripper (1976)
Les emmerdeuses (1976)
Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
Midnight Party (1976)
The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1976)
The Perverse Countess (1975)
Downtown (1975)
Exorcism (1975)
Les chatouilleuses (1975)
The Hot Nights of Linda (1975)
Sexy Erotic Job (1975)
Women Behind Bars (1975)
Lorna, the Exorcist (1974)
Celestine (1974)
Night of the Skull (1974)
How to Seduce a Virgin (1974)
The Lustful Amazons (1974)
Les gloutonnes (1974)
Lovers of Devil's Island (1973)
The Obscene Mirror (1973)
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1973)
Female Vampire (1973)
El misterio del castillo rojo (1973)
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle (1973)
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1954-06-25
Deathday2012-02-15 (57 years old)
Birth NameRosa Maria Almirall Martínez
Birth PlaceBarcelona, Spain
RelationshipsJesús Franco (2008-04-25 - 2012-02-15)
CitizenshipsSpain
Also Known AsCandy Coster, Lulu Laverne, Rosa María Almirall, Rosa Almirall, Betty Carter, Sonia Colbert, Jean Collins, Candice Coster, Lola Falana, Lennie Hayden, Jane Morgan
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