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.
Acted in 112
2010s
- 2010
Paula-Paula
Alma Pereira
2000s
- 2007
Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
(archive footage)
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Mrs. Steele
- 2005
Snakewoman
Dr. Van Helsing
Jess Franco's Passion
Movie
Jess Franco's Perversion
Mme Villeblanche
- 2003
Death Karate in Torremolinos
Movie
Red Venice
Movie
- 2002
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Irina von Karstein
- 2001
- 2000
Helter Skelter
Movie
1990s
- 1999
Vampire Blues
Marga
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming
- 1998
Lust for Frankenstein
Moira Frankenstein
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Mari Cookie / Tarantula
- 1997
Tender Flesh
Mrs. Radeck
- 1994
- 1992
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Movie
1980s
- 1989
Esmeralda Bay
Hotelier
- 1988
Faceless
Mme Orloff
- 1987
Slave of Crime
Tsai Chin
Falo Crest
Melissa
Thong Girls
Lola Clavijo
Phollastía
Barbara
- 1986
Para las nenas, leche calentita
Chelo Cucufate
Alone Against Terror
Melissa
Entre pitos anda el juego
Candy
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
The Exhibitionist
Lulu's Talking Ass
Lulú
The Last from Philippines
Cecilia Muro
Girl with the Red Lips
Terry Morgan
- 1985
Dirty Game in Casablanca
Woman Asking for Autograph
White Jungle Slave
Karate Student
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Maggie
Bangkok, City of the Dead
Aminia
- 1984
A Crack for Two
Agent 69
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
Irina
How Much Does a Spy Make?
Ana
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Irina
Lonely Road
Eva / Adriana
Bahia Blanca
María
- 1983
Macumba Sexual
Alice Brooks
The Hotel of Love Affairs
Eva Bombón
The House of Lost Women
Desdémona
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
Candy
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
Hermine
Revenge in the House of Usher
Helen
The Night Of Open Sex
Moira
Black Boots, Leather Whip
Lina
The Blues of Pop Street
Genara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly'
Blood on My Shoes
Paquita la Fina
- 1982
Mansion of the Living Dead
Candy
Sex Apocalypse
Ruth
- 1981
Pick-Up Girls
Suzy
El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter
Julia
Jailhouse Wardress
Maria
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
George's Mother
The Girls of the Copacabana
Lia
- 1980
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
Sultana
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
Cecile
What a Honeymoon
Yolanda
1970s
- 1979
Justine and the Whip
Justine
The Sadist of Notre Dame
Anne
They Do Everything
Nini
- 1978
Cocktail spécial
Martine
Women Without Innocence
Margarita Martin
- 1977
Slaves
Madame Arminda
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Juana
Doriana Grey
Doriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister
- 1976
Shining Sex
Cynthia
Downtown
Cynthia
The Troublemakers
Pina
Barbed Wire Dolls
Maria da Guerra
The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Movie
- 1975
Countess Perverse
Silvia Aguado
Rolls-Royce Baby
Rolls-Royce Baby
Exorcism
Anne
The Hot Nights of Linda
Olivia Steiner
Sexy Erotic Job
Loulou Laverne
Women Behind Bars
Shirley Fields
Sexorcismes
Movie
- 1974
Lorna, the Exorcist
Linda Mariel
Celestine
Célestine
How to Seduce a Virgin
Adèle
The Greedy Ones
Alba / Bianca
The Lustful Amazons
Yuka
- 1973
Lovers of Devil's Island
Movie
The Other Side of the Mirror
Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)
Female Vampire
Countess Irina Karlstein
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Esmeralda
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
Greta Douglas
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
No release date
Fly Story
Movie
Directed 26
2010s
- 2012
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Assistant Director
La cripta de las condenadas
Assistant Director
2000s
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
1980s
- 1987
Falo Crest
Director
Thong Girls
Director
Phollastía
Director
- 1986
Para las nenas, leche calentita
Director
Entre pitos anda el juego
Director
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
Director
- 1985
Dirty Game in Casablanca
Assistant Director
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
Assistant Director
White Jungle Slave
Assistant Director
- 1984
A Crack for Two
Director
Lonely Road
Assistant Director
Bahia Blanca
Assistant Director
- 1983
Macumba Sexual
Assistant Director
The Hotel of Love Affairs
Assistant Director
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
Director
- 1982
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
Assistant Director
- 1981
Sadomania
Assistant Director
- 1980
Edited 13
1990s
- 1998
Lust for Frankenstein
Editor
- 1996
Vampire Killer Barbys
Editor
- 1992
Don Quixote
Editor
1980s
- 1989
Esmeralda Bay
Editor
- 1987
Falo Crest
Editor
- 1985
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
Editor
- 1984
The Sexual Story of O
Editor
Bahia Blanca
Assistant Editor
- 1983
The Hotel of Love Affairs
Assistant Editor
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
Assistant Editor
- 1982
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
Editor
- 1981
Sadomania
Assistant Editor
Wrote 4
2000s
- 2005
Snakewoman
Writer
- 2002
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Screenplay
1980s
- 1986
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
Writer
- 1984
A Crack for Two
Screenplay
Produced 2
2010s
- 2012
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Production Manager
La cripta de las condenadas
Production Manager
Art department 2
2010s
- 2012
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Art Direction
La cripta de las condenadas
Art Direction
Costume and makeup 2
2010s
- 2012
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Makeup Artist
- 2010
Paula-Paula
Makeup Artist, Wardrobe Supervisor
Appearances5
2010s
- 2014
Queridos monstruos
Self
Call Me Jess Redux
Herself
- 2013
La última película de Jess Franco
Self
2000s
- 2001
Journey into Perversion
Herself
- 2000
