Lina Romay | |
|---|---|
 Romay in 1945 | |
| Born | January 16, 1919 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 2010 (aged 91) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, singer |
| Years active | 1942–1980 |
| Spouse(s) | John Lawrence Adams Jay Gould III (1953 – ?) |
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was an 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.[1]
Romay performed for a time with Xavier Cugat[2] before eventually retiring. She was featured on Cugat Rumba Revue on NBC radio in the early 1940s.[3] Along with Cugat and his orchestra, she appeared in the films You Were Never Lovelier (1942) and Bathing Beauty (1944) and Weekend at the Waldorf (1945) and The Big Wheel, 1949.
Prior to singing with Cugat, she had sung with Horace Heidt's orchestra, billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.[4]
She was married to John Lawrence Adams, and later was the third wife of Jay Gould III, whom she married on 30 June 1953.[5]
Romay died at age 91 on December 17, 2010, of natural causes at a hospital in Pasadena, California.[6][7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier | Cugat band singer | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Cugat orchestra singer | Uncredited |
| 1943 | The Heat's On | Lina | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Herself | Short |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | Herself | |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty | Herself | |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Juanita | |
| 1945 | Adventure | Maria | |
| 1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Isobel Gonzales | |
| 1947 | Honeymoon | Raquel Mendoza | |
| 1947 | This Time for Keeps | Singer with Cugat's Orchestra | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Embraceable You | Libby Dennis | |
| 1949 | Six-Gun Music | Judy | Short |
| 1949 | Cheyenne Cowboy | Kate Harmon | Short |
| 1949 | Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Maxine | |
| 1949 | Señor Droopy | Herself | MGM animated/live action short |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Dolores Raymond | |
| 1949 | The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | Regular | (1949-1952) |
| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Racquel Riviera | |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Gun | Chona Degnon | |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Carmelita | Episode: "The Duenna" |
| 1957 | The Red Skelton Hour | Carmen | 2 episodes, (final appearance) |
