Lina Romay
1954-06-25 ( 70 years old ) in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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.

Movies

Falks Frauen 2014-02-25
Paula-Paula 2010-02-01
Snakewoman 2005-10-07
Red Venice 2003-01-01
Incubus 2002-09-01
Call Him Jess 2000-01-20
Blind Target 2000-01-01
Helter Skelter 2000-01-01
Vampire Blues 1999-01-01
Red Silk 1999-01-01
Broken Dolls 1999-01-01
Tender Flesh 1997-07-01
Downtown Heat 1994-06-15
Jungle of Fear 1993-01-01
Esmeralda Bay 1989-05-18
Faceless 1988-06-22
Slave of Crime 1987-09-07
Falo Crest 1987-08-10
Thong Girls 1987-04-09
Phollastía 1987-01-01
Bahia Blanca 1984-01-01
Macumba Sexual 1983-10-20
Cecilia 1983-05-18
Sex Apocalypse 1982-02-25
Pick-Up Girls 1981-09-27
Sex Is Crazy 1981-01-01
Slaves 1977-04-15
Kiss Me Killer 1977-03-31
Shining Sex 1976-08-21
Midnight Party 1976-01-23
Doriana Gray 1976-01-01
Downtown 1975-08-28
Exorcism 1975-08-25
Demoniac 1975-08-20
Celestine 1974-10-16
Les Gloutonnes 1974-05-15
Female Vampire 1973-06-05