Sexy Linda Roméo was a starlet in a few French films of the late 1950s. She wanted to be the First Woman on the Moon.
German postcard by ISV, Sort III/6.
French actress Linda Roméo (or Linda Romeo) was born ca. 1936 in Paris to a Russian father and an Italian mother.
Before she was seen in a film, a publicity stunt landed her in the newspapers. In October 1958, she wrote a letter to U.S. President Eisenhower stating that she wanted to travel to the Moon as the first female astronaut.
Romeo also wrote that she was an excellent licensed aviator and that her cardiology test results were very good. She cheekily added in her letter that her two male astronaut colleagues should also achieve excellent results in the cardiological examinations.
Her cinema debut was in the French crime film Brigade des mœurs / Vice Squad (Maurice Boutel, 1959), based on an Interpol file. The lead roles were played by music producer Eddie Barclay, Colette Ripert and the singer Dalida. Roméo had only a supporting part.
That same year she appeared as a dancer in Enigme aux Folies-Bergère / The Enigma of the Folies-Bergère (Jean Mitry, 1959) starring Bella Darvi, Frank Villard, Armand Mestral and Dora Doll. The film, based on a policier by French crime writer Leo Malet, was directed by the famous film theorist, critic and filmmaker Jean Mitry. Again, Linda’s appearance was only a supporting part.
Dalida. German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/183. Photo: Ariola.
Finally, Linda Roméo played a leading role in the French-Columbian drama À bride abattue / Full Tilt (1959), shot on location in Brazil and Venezuela. The script about a ‘perverse girl’ was co-written by the French actor Amedée, who also played a clochard in the film.
According to IMDb, Alphonse Gimeno directed the film, but according to EncycloCiné, Gimeno was only a co-director, with Camilo Lopez. Gimeno was also the co-producer with Gloria Phillips, who was also the co-screenwriter. Alphonse Gimeno had also produced Roméo's second film, Enigme aux Folies-Bergère.
The reviewer at the Canadian site MediaFilm does not appreciate À bride abattue / Full Tilt: "This film, shot in a hurry, is dismally mediocre. The filmmakers have tacked a banal and insignificant love story onto some shoddy, pre-existing folk-themed newsreel footage. The visuals are unremarkable, and the actors’ performances are appallingly poor." (Our translation).
After her leading part in À bride abattue, Linda Roméo’s film career seemed to be over. TMDB mentions a fourth film with Roméo, La Vibora / The Viper (1967): "A seductive criminal escapes to the Colombian fields and falls in love with two men, a rich landowner and a miner." The site also presents a Colombian film poster, which credits Alfonso Gimeno as the director and Amedée as one of Roméo's co-stars. So this must be a poster for À bride abattue / Full Tilt (1959), probably made in 1967 when the film was distributed in Colombia.
Is there anyone who knows what happened to Linda Roméo and wants to share?
Linda Roméo writes to U.S. President Eisenhower to be the first woman on the moon. Photo: Robert Cohen / AGIP Paris, 1958. Source: Carl Guderian (Flickr).
Sources: Carl Guderian (Flickr), EncycloCiné (French), Mediafilm (French), TMDB and IMDb.
This post was last updated on 14 September 2026.
German postcard by ISV, Sort III/6.
A letter to President Eisenhower
French actress Linda Roméo (or Linda Romeo) was born ca. 1936 in Paris to a Russian father and an Italian mother.
Before she was seen in a film, a publicity stunt landed her in the newspapers. In October 1958, she wrote a letter to U.S. President Eisenhower stating that she wanted to travel to the Moon as the first female astronaut.
Romeo also wrote that she was an excellent licensed aviator and that her cardiology test results were very good. She cheekily added in her letter that her two male astronaut colleagues should also achieve excellent results in the cardiological examinations.
Her cinema debut was in the French crime film Brigade des mœurs / Vice Squad (Maurice Boutel, 1959), based on an Interpol file. The lead roles were played by music producer Eddie Barclay, Colette Ripert and the singer Dalida. Roméo had only a supporting part.
That same year she appeared as a dancer in Enigme aux Folies-Bergère / The Enigma of the Folies-Bergère (Jean Mitry, 1959) starring Bella Darvi, Frank Villard, Armand Mestral and Dora Doll. The film, based on a policier by French crime writer Leo Malet, was directed by the famous film theorist, critic and filmmaker Jean Mitry. Again, Linda’s appearance was only a supporting part.
Dalida. German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/183. Photo: Ariola.
A perverse girl
Finally, Linda Roméo played a leading role in the French-Columbian drama À bride abattue / Full Tilt (1959), shot on location in Brazil and Venezuela. The script about a ‘perverse girl’ was co-written by the French actor Amedée, who also played a clochard in the film.
According to IMDb, Alphonse Gimeno directed the film, but according to EncycloCiné, Gimeno was only a co-director, with Camilo Lopez. Gimeno was also the co-producer with Gloria Phillips, who was also the co-screenwriter. Alphonse Gimeno had also produced Roméo's second film, Enigme aux Folies-Bergère.
The reviewer at the Canadian site MediaFilm does not appreciate À bride abattue / Full Tilt: "This film, shot in a hurry, is dismally mediocre. The filmmakers have tacked a banal and insignificant love story onto some shoddy, pre-existing folk-themed newsreel footage. The visuals are unremarkable, and the actors’ performances are appallingly poor." (Our translation).
After her leading part in À bride abattue, Linda Roméo’s film career seemed to be over. TMDB mentions a fourth film with Roméo, La Vibora / The Viper (1967): "A seductive criminal escapes to the Colombian fields and falls in love with two men, a rich landowner and a miner." The site also presents a Colombian film poster, which credits Alfonso Gimeno as the director and Amedée as one of Roméo's co-stars. So this must be a poster for À bride abattue / Full Tilt (1959), probably made in 1967 when the film was distributed in Colombia.
Is there anyone who knows what happened to Linda Roméo and wants to share?
Linda Roméo writes to U.S. President Eisenhower to be the first woman on the moon. Photo: Robert Cohen / AGIP Paris, 1958. Source: Carl Guderian (Flickr).
Sources: Carl Guderian (Flickr), EncycloCiné (French), Mediafilm (French), TMDB and IMDb.
This post was last updated on 14 September 2026.
3 comments:
Wonderful post. I really enjoyed.
Greetings film lovers!
O Falcão Maltês
You have good information over these filmstars - very nice and great job.
Igor
Thanks! Bob
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