| Lina Romay | |
| Birth Date: | January 16, 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Death Date: | December 17, 2010 (aged 91) |
| Death Place: | Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1942–1980 |
| Spouse: | 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] In her films, Romay often appeared with Cugat and his orchestra.
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 | With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited | |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Cugat orchestra singer | With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited | |
| 1943 | The Heat's On | Lina | With Cugat and his orchestra, uncredited | |
| 1943 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Herself | Short | |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | Herself | With Cugat and his orchestra | |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty | Herself | With Cugat and his orchestra | |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Juanita | With Cugat and his orchestra | |
| 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 | With Cugat and his 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 |