Lina Romay
Known for Acting · 18 credits
- Born
- 1919-01-16
- Died
- 2010-12-17
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Elena Maria Romay · Maria Elena Romay · María Elena "Lina" Romay
Biography
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 - December 17, 2010) was a Mexican-American actress and singer. She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She appeared in both photoreal and live-action form in the Droopy cartoon "Senor Droopy" (1949).
Romay performed for a time with Xavier Cugat before eventually retiring. She was featured on Cugat Rumba Revue on NBC radio in the early 1940s. Along with Cugat and his orchestra, she appeared in the films You Were Never Lovelier (1942) and Bathing Beauty (1944).
Prior to singing with Cugat, she had sung with Horace Heidt's orchestra, when she was billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.
She was married to John Lawrence Adams and later was the third wife of Jay Gould III (son of Jay Gould II), whom she married on 30 June 1953.
Doña Romay died, at age 91, on December 17, 2010, from natural causes at a hospital in Pasadena, California, U.S.
Known For
Movies (18)
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Lina Romay
Adventure
1945
as Maria
The Man Behind The Gun
1953
as Chona Degnon
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Juanita
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
The Big Wheel
1949
as Dolores Raymond
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
as Isobel Gonzales
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949
as Racquel Riviera
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
as Lina Romay
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949
as Maxine
Embraceable You
1948
as Libby Dennis
Honeymoon
1947
as Raquel Mendoza
This Time for Keeps
1947
Señor Droopy
1949
as Herself
Cheyenne Cowboy
1949
as Kate Harmon
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
1943
Shining Sex
as Cynthia
About Lina Romay
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 - December 17, 2010) was a Mexican-American actress and singer. She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. She appeared in both photoreal and live-action form in the Droopy cartoon "Senor Droopy" (1949). Romay performed for a time with Xavier Cugat before eventually retiring. She was featured on Cugat Rumba Revue on NBC radio in the early 1940s. Along with Cugat and his orchestra, she appeared in the films You Were… With 18 credits spanning from 1943 to 1953, Lina Romay has appeared in 18 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lina Romay Movies
- Bathing Beauty (1944) — as Lina Romay
- Adventure (1945) — as Maria
- The Man Behind The Gun (1953) — as Chona Degnon
- Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) — as Juanita
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) — as Xavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
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