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. 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.
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
(Esmeralda)
Lust for Frankenstein
(Moira Frankenstein)
Sexy Erotic Job
(Loulou Laverne)
Vampire Blues
(Marga)
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
(Mari Cookie / Tarantula)
Revenge in the House of Usher
(Helen)
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
(Herself)
Journey into Perversion
(Herself)
Falks Frauen
((archive footage))
Blind Target
(Tora)
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
(Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming)
Vampire Junction
(Mados)
Kiss Me Killer
(Moira Ray)
Barbed Wire Dolls
(Maria da Guerra)
Night of the Skull
(Rita Derian)
Faceless
(Mrs. Orloff)
Female Vampire
(Countess Irina Karlstein)
Alone Against Terror
(Melissa)
White Jungle Slave
(Karate Student)
Mansion of the Living Dead
(Candy)
Golden Temple Amazons
(Cameo)
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
(Hermine)
Cries of Pleasure
(Julia)
Les Gloutonnes
(Alba / Bianca)
Jailhouse Wardress
(Maria)
Tender Flesh
(Mrs. Radeck)
Sex Is Crazy
(Mrs. Foncesca)
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
(Self (archive footage))
Lulu's Talking Ass
(Lulú)
Erotic Symphony
(Martine de Bressac)
Jack the Ripper
(Marika Stevenson)
Downtown
(Cynthia)
Women Without Innocence
(Margarita Martin)
Macumba Sexual
(Alice Brooks)
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
(Irina)
Women Behind Bars
(Shirley Fields)
Cecilia
(Cabaret Owner/Performer)
Exorcism
(Anne)
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
(Maggie)
Midnight Party
(Sylvia)
Incubus
(Rosa Harker)
Lorna, the Exorcist
(Linda Mariel)
Doriana Gray
(Doriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister)
Paula-Paula
(Alma Pereira)
Rolls-Royce Baby
(Rolls-Royce Baby)
They Do Everything
(Nini)
White Cannibal Queen
(Ana)
The Perverse Countess
(Silvia Aguado)
Red Silk
(Gina)
Broken Dolls
(Tona)
Downtown Heat
(Angela)
Celestine
(Célestine)
Helter Skelter
Slaves
(Madame Arminda)
Jess Franco's Perversion
(Mme Villeblanche)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
(Irina von Karstein)
Sex Apocalypse
(Ruth)
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
(Greta Douglas)
Queridos monstruos
(Self)
Bragueta historia
The Hot Nights of Linda
(Olivia Steiner)
La última película de Jess Franco
(Self)
Jess Franco's Passion
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
(Cecile)
The Lustful Amazons
(Yuka)
Call Him Jess
(Herself)
On the Threshold to Another World
(Herself)
Lovers of Devil's Island
El fontanero, su mujer... y otras cosas de meter
(Julia)
Falo Crest
(Melissa)
Thong Girls
(Lola Clavijo)
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
(George's Mother)
The Girls of the Copacabana
(Lia)
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
(Sultana)
Les chatouilleuses
(Loulou)
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
(The Exhibitionist)
Cocktail spécial
(Martine)
A Crack for Two
(Agent 69)
Phollastía
(Barbara)
The Hotel of Love Affairs
(Eva Bombón)
Pick-Up Girls
(Suzy)
Les emmerdeuses
(Pina)
The Blues of Pop Street
(Genara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly')
Blood on My Shoes
(Paquita la Fina)
The House of Lost Women
(Desdémona)
Girl with the Red Lips
(Terry Morgan)
The Last from Philippines
(Cecilia Muro)
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Bangkok, City of the Dead
(Aminia)
Jungle of Fear
Slave of Crime
(Tsai Chin)
Black Boots, Leather Whip
(Lina)
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
(Candy)
The Night Of Open Sex
(Moira)
Shining Sex
(Cynthia)
Entre pitos anda el juego
(Candy)
How to Seduce a Virgin
(Adèle)
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
(Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend)
How Much for a Spy?
(Ana)
Para las nenas, leche calentita
(Chelo Cucufate)
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
((archive))
Red Venice
Orgasmo perverso
(Marga Lopez)
Night Has a Thousand Desires
(Irina)
My Pussy is the Best
(Elisa)
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
(Mrs. Steele)
Justine and the Whip
(Justine)
The Sadist of Notre Dame
(Anne)
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
Death Karate in Torremolinos
Camino solitario
(Eva / Adriana)
Dirty Game in Casablanca
(Woman Asking for Autograph)
Love Letters of a Nun
(María)
The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Call Me Jess Redux
(Herself)
Un pito para tres
The Other Side of the Mirror
(Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only))
What a Honeymoon
(Yolanda)
El misterio del castillo rojo
Esmeralda Bay
(Hotelier)
Greta, the Mad Butcher
(Juana)
Bahia Blanca
(María)
Snakewoman
(Dr. Van Helsing)
Lust for Frankenstein
(Editor)
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
(Camera Operator)
Blind Target
(Director)
Vampire Junction
(Director)
Cries of Pleasure
(Editor)
Cries of Pleasure
(Director)
Take-Away Spirit
(Production Manager)
Take-Away Spirit
(Set Decoration)
Take-Away Spirit
(Second Unit)
The Sexual Story of O
(Editor)
Emmanuelle Exposed
(Editor)
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
(Director)
Esmeralda Bay
(Editor)
Bloody Moon
(Assistant Director)
Falo Crest
(Editor)
Falo Crest
(Director)
Thong Girls
(Director)
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
(Writer)
A Crack for Two
(Director)
A Crack for Two
(Screenplay)
Phollastía
(Director)
La cripta de las condenadas
(Art Direction)
La cripta de las condenadas
(Assistant Director)
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
(Makeup Artist)
La cripta de las condenadas
(Production Manager)
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
(Art Direction)
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
(Production Manager)
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
(Assistant Director)
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
(Director)
Express Train
(Director)
Express Train
(Editor)
Paula-Paula
(Makeup Artist)
El huésped de la niebla
(Screenplay)
El huésped de la niebla
(Director)
Entre pitos anda el juego
(Director)
Para las nenas, leche calentita
(Director)
Sida, la peste del siglo XX
(Editor)
Vampire Killer Barbys
(Editor)
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
(Editor)
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included
(Assistant Director)
Dirty Game in Casablanca
(Assistant Director)
Camino solitario
(Assistant Director)
Blind Target
(Assistant Director)
Macumba Sexual
(Assistant Director)
Broken Dolls
(Assistant Director)
Bahia Blanca
(Assistant Editor)
Bahia Blanca
(Assistant Director)
White Jungle Slave
(Assistant Director)
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
(Assistant Editor)
Sadomania
(Assistant Director)
Sadomania
(Assistant Editor)
Un pito para tres
(Director)
The Hotel of Love Affairs
(Assistant Editor)
The Hotel of Love Affairs
(Assistant Director)
The Story of Linda
(Assistant Director)
Emmanuelle Exposed
(Assistant Director)
Devil Hunter
(Assistant Director)
Paula-Paula
(Wardrobe Supervisor)
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
(Screenplay)
Snakewoman
(Writer)
Don Quixote
(Editor)