Lina Romay

For the singer of the same name, see Lina Romay (singer)

Lina Romay
Born	Rosa María Almirall Martínez 25 June 1954 (1954-06-25) Barcelona, Spain
Died	15 February 2012(2012-02-15) (aged 57) Málaga, Spain
Other names	Candy Coster Betty Carter Jean Collins Candice Coster Candy Coster Lennie Hayden Lulu Laverne Lulú Laverne Jane Morgan Linan Romay
Spouse	Raymond Hardy (divorced)
Partner	Jesus Franco

Lina Romay (born Rosa María Almirall Martínez; 25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012) was a Spanish actress who often appeared in films directed by her long-time companion Jesus Franco.

Movie career

Romay was born in Barcelona. Following graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married actor/photographer Raymond Hardy (they later divorced), and began acting in stage productions. She began appearing in Jesus Franco's films from the time they met in 1971. She appeared in more than a hundred feature films, most of them directed by Franco. The majority of their films together were in the adult porn genre, but she has also starred in many horror, comedy and action/adventure films as well. Among the most famous of her cult horror movies are The Bare Breasted Countess (aka Female Vampire), Jack the Ripper, Exorcisms and Black Masses, and Barbed Wire Dolls.

Romay admitted to being an exhibitionist in interviews and many of her x-rated films involved oral sex and lesbianism. She took the name Lina Romay from the actress and jazz artist from the 1940s. She died, aged 57, in Málaga.

Selected filmography

• Paula-Paula (2010)
• Angel of Death 2 (2007)
• Snakewoman (2005)
• Incubus (2002)
• Helter Skelter (2001)
• Vampire Blues (2001)
• Vampire Junction (2001)
• Blind Target (2000)
• Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (1999)
• Broken Dolls (1999)
• Eight Legs To Love You (1998)
• Lust for Frankenstein (1998)
• Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (1998)
• Tender Flesh (1997)
• Shatter Dead (1994)
• Faceless (1988)
• The Treasure of the White Goddess (1983)
• Revenge in the House of Usher (1982)
• Mansion Of The Living Dead (1982)
• Macumba Sexual (1981)
• Mondo Cannibale (1981)
• Man Hunter (1980)
• Greta The Mad Butcher (1977)
• Jack the Ripper (1976)
• Doriana Grey (1976)
• Night of the Skull (1976) aka Night of the Killers
• Women Behind Bars (1975)
• Caged Women (1975)
• Barbed Wire Dolls (1975)
• Exorcism (1975) aka "Exorcisms and Black Masses"
• The Bare Breasted Countess (aka Female Vampire; 1973)
• Daughter of Dracula (1972)
• The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1972)

External links

• Lina Romay at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.santoandfriends.com (Mexican horror film index)