Renate Hoy
Renate Hoy (actually Renate Anita Huy , born December 31, 1930 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein ) is a German beauty queen and actress of the 1950s.
Life
In 1952, she was in Baden-Baden for Miss Germany voted and adopted in the summer of the same year in the election for Miss Universe , where she reached the final (5th place).
She then stayed in the United States, signed a film deal with Universal Film Studios, and made several films. She married actor Brett Halsey in the 1950s , with whom she had two children: Rock Halsey and Tracy Leigh Simpson. On February 26, 1960, she became an American citizen. After their divorce, Renate Hoy married a prominent Long Beach attorney, Raymond C. Simpson, who specialized in indigenous civil rights. The couple had one child, Richard James Simpson.
Renate Simpson lives in Southern California.
Filmography
- 1953: The World Is His (The Mississippi Gambler)
- 1953: Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (as Renate Huy)
- 1953: The Golden Sword (The Golden Blade)
- 1954: Hubertus Castle
- 1955: The Sea Chase
- 1956: The Birds and the Bees
- 1958: A certain smile (A Certain Smile)
- 1958: Beast of horror (Missile to the Moon)
- 1959: Over the streets of Nice (The Man Who Understood Women)
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to the film archive Kay Less, confirmed by the US naturalization certificate ( Hoy in ancestry.com ) dated February 26, 1960
- ^ Paul Stanley Ulrich: Biographical directory for theater, dance and music. References from German-language reference works and yearbooks, 2 vol., Berlin 1997, vol. 1, p. 826
Web links
- Renate Hoy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry on the Miss Germany website
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Vera Marks |
Miss Germany 1952 |
Christel Schaack |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoy, Renate |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huy, Renate Anita (maiden name); Simpson, Renate (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German beauty queen 1952 and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigshafen am Rhein , German Empire |