Acting
Lina Romay
ES, DE, FR, EN cinema · 143 credits
Born
25 June 1954
Died
15 February 2012 (aged 57)
Birthplace
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Also known as Candy Coster · Lulu Laverne · Rosa María Almirall · Rosa María Almirall Martínez
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
Filmography
Fly Story
Actor
Falks Frauen
2014
Falks Frauen
as (archive footage)
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
2014
Miss Lina und ihr Chauffeur
as Self (archive footage)
Call Me Jess Redux
as Herself
La cripta de las condenadas
Art Direction, Assistant Director, Production Manager
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Makeup Artist, Art Direction, Production Manager, Assistant Director
Paula-Paula
as Alma Pereira, Makeup Artist, Wardrobe Supervisor
Take-Away Spirit
2009
Take-Away Spirit
Production Manager, Set Decoration, Second Unit
Triple X Selects: The Best of Lezsploitation
as (archive footage)
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
as Mrs. Steele
Jess Franco's Perversion
as Mme Villeblanche
Snakewoman
as Dr. Van Helsing, Writer
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
2002
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
as Herself, Camera Operator
Incubus
as Rosa Harker
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
as Irina von Karstein, Screenplay
Vampire Junction
as Mados, Director
Blind Target
as Tora, Director, Assistant Director
Call Him Jess
as Herself
Vampire Blues
as Marga
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
as Nelly Smith / Tsai Ming
Red Silk
as Gina
Broken Dolls
as Tona, Assistant Director
Lust for Frankenstein
as Moira Frankenstein, Editor
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
as Mari Cookie / Tarantula
Tender Flesh
as Mrs. Radeck
Downtown Heat
as Angela
Don Quixote
Editor
Esmeralda Bay
as Hotelier, Editor
Faceless
as Mme Orloff
Falo Crest
as Melissa, Editor, Director
Thong Girls
as Lola Clavijo, Director
Phollastía
as Barbara, Director
Slave of Crime
as Tsai Chin
Trapped Women
as Marga
Alone Against Terror
as Melissa
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
as The Exhibitionist, Director, Writer
Girl with the Red Lips
as Terry Morgan
The Last from Philippines
as Cecilia Muro
Entre pitos anda el juego
as Candy, Director
Para las nenas, leche calentita
as Chelo Cucufate, Director
Fury in the Tropics
as Marga Lopez
Las chuponas
1986
Las chuponas
as Lulu Laverne
White Jungle Slave
as Karate Student, Assistant Director
Dirty Game in Casablanca
as Woman Asking for Autograph, Assistant Director
Un pito para tres
1985
Un pito para tres
Actor, Director
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
Editor, Assistant Director
A Crack for Two
as Agent 69, Director, Screenplay
Lonely Road
as Eva / Adriana, Assistant Director
Bahia Blanca
as María, Assistant Editor, Assistant Director
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
as Hermine
Cries of Pleasure
as Julia, Editor, Director
Macumba Sexual
as Alice Brooks, Assistant Director
Cecilia
as Cabaret Owner/Performer
The Hotel of Love Affairs
as Eva Bombón, Assistant Editor, Assistant Director
The Blues of Pop Street
as Genara Johnny Walker 'Butterfly'
Blood on My Shoes
as Paquita la Fina
The House of Lost Women
as Desdémona
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
as Candy, Director, Assistant Editor
Sex Apocalypse
as Ruth
My Pussy is the Best
as Elisa
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
Editor, Assistant Director
El tren expreso
1982
Express Train
Director, Editor
El huésped de la niebla
1982
El huésped de la niebla
Screenplay, Director
Jailhouse Wardress
as Maria
Sex Is Crazy
as Mrs. Foncesca
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
as George's Mother
Pick-Up Girls
as Suzy
Bloody Moon
Assistant Director
Sadomania
Assistant Director, Assistant Editor
The Story of Linda
Assistant Director
Erotic Symphony
as Martine de Bressac
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
as Sultana
What a Honeymoon
as Yolanda
Devil Hunter
Assistant Director
Justine and the Whip
as Justine
Women Without Innocence
as Margarita Martin
Cocktail spécial
as Martine
Kiss Me Killer
as Moira Ray
Doriana Grey
as Doriana Gray/Doriana's Twin Sister
Slaves
as Madame Arminda
Barbed Wire Dolls
as Maria da Guerra
Jack the Ripper
as Marika Stevenson
Downtown
as Cynthia
Midnight Party
as Sylvia
Shining Sex
as Cynthia
Sexy Erotic Job
as Loulou Laverne
Women Behind Bars
as Shirley Fields
Exorcism
as Anne
Rolls-Royce Baby
as Rolls-Royce Baby
Countess Perverse
as Silvia Aguado
The Hot Nights of Linda
as Olivia Steiner
The Ticklish Ones
as Loulou
Night of the Skull
as Rita Derian
The Greedy Ones
as Alba / Bianca
Lorna, the Exorcist
as Linda Mariel
Celestine
as Célestine
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
as Esmeralda
Female Vampire
as Countess Irina Karlstein
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
as Greta Douglas
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
as Sweet Davey Brown's Girlfriend
The Other Side of the Mirror
as Marie Madeleine Whitman (French version only)