Lina Romay (born Maria Elena Romay; January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was an American actress and singer.
Biography She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attaché to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.Lina Romay fanpage
In 1943, Romay sang with Horace Heidt's orchestra, billed as Josette, a Frenchwoman.
In 1941, Romay performed with Xavier Cugat."Xavier Cugat" in The Big Band Almanac, Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90 She was featured on Cugat Rumba Revue on NBC radio in the early 1940s.
In films, Romay often appeared with Cugat and his orchestra.
She was married to John Lawrence Adams, a descendant of John Quincy Adams, who later married Lex Barker's ex-wife Constance Rhodes Thurlow. She later was the third wife of Jay Gould III, whom she married on 30 June 1953, who died in 1987. She was married to writer Robert O'Brien (1992-2005, his death).
Romay died at age 91 on December 17, 2010, of natural causes at a hospital in Pasadena, California, and was buried as Elena Gould O'Brien.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1942 You Were Never Lovelier Cugat band singer With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited1943 Stage Door Canteen Cugat orchestra singer With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited1943 The Heat's On Lina With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited1943 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Herself Short1944 Two Girls and a Sailor Herself With Cugat and his orchestra1944 Bathing Beauty Herself With Cugat and his orchestra1945 Week-End at the Waldorf Juanita With Cugat and his orchestra1945 Adventure Maria 1946 Love Laughs at Andy Hardy Isobel Gonzales 1947 Honeymoon Raquel Mendoza 1947 This Time for Keeps Singer with Cugat's Orchestra With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited1948 Embraceable You Libby Dennis 1949 Six-Gun Music Judy Short1949 Cheyenne Cowboy Kate Harmon Short1949 Joe Palooka in the Big Fight Maxine 1949 Señor Droopy Herself MGM animated/live action short1949 The Big Wheel Dolores Raymond 1949 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue Regular 1949-19521949 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
See also Pin-ups of Yank, the Army Weekly
References
External links Lina Romay - glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com
Images Movie Star Mystery Photo of Lina Romay Los Angeles Times
Metadata Lina Romay - discogs.com Lina Romay - catalog.afi.com
Lina Romay - findagrave.com