Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was an American actress and singer.
Lina Romay | |
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 Romay in 1945 | |
| Born | January 16, 1919 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 17, 2010 (aged 91) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1942–1980 |
| Spouse(s) | John Lawrence Adams Jay Gould III (1953 – ?) |
Biography
editShe 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]
Filmography
edit| 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lina Romay fanpage Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Xavier Cugat" in The Big Band Almanac, Da Capo Press, 1978, p. 90
- ^ "(untitled brief)". Belvidere Daily Republican. Illinois, Belvidere. June 9, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Erskine (December 10, 1943). "In Hollywood". Miami Daily News-Record. Oklahoma, Miami. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 12. Retrieved June 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gould Heir, Actress Wed". The Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania, Indiana. Associated Press. July 3, 1952. p. 5.
- ^ "Lina Romay dies at 91; Cugat singer, MGM actress". Los Angeles Times. December 29, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Lina Romay, Entertainer, Dies at 91". The New York Times. January 1, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
External links
edit- Lina Romay at IMDb
- Lina Romay at the TCM Movie Database
- Los Angeles Times Movie Star Mystery Photo of Lina Romay
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