Renate Hoy
Actor, Film actor
Who is Renate Hoy?
Renate Hoy, also credited as Renate Huy and Erika Nordin, was an actress. After winning the title of Miss Nürnberg, she was crowned Miss Germany of 1952. She then traveled to the United States to represent her country in the first Miss Universe contest, which was held in Long Beach, California.
Shortly thereafter, she became a contract player for Universal Studios and made several movies during the 1950s. She was in such films as Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Missile to the Moon, The Golden Blade, The Birds and the Bees, The Sea Chase, A Certain Smile, and had a leading role in the German classic German film Schloß Hubertus.
In 1954, she married actor Brett Halsey. They had two children, son Charles Oliver Hand and daughter Tracy Leigh. They divorced in 1959. Hoy's son was murdered in prison.
Following a contentious actor's strike, Renate retired from acting. She eventually got re-married to a prominent trial attorney Raymond C. Simpson. The couple had one child Richard James Simpson
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- Also known as
- Renate Anita Huy
- Renate Huy
- Renata Hoy
- Erika Nordin
- Spouses
- Brett Halsey
(1954/01/13 - 1959/01/23) - Raymond C Simpson
(1963/02/14 - 1975/10)
- Brett Halsey
- Children
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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