Edina Ronay | |
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| Born | Edina Maria Ronay 8 January 1943 Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupations | |
| Spouse |
Dick Polak
(m. 1971, divorced) |
| Children | 2, including Shebah |
| Father | Egon Ronay |
Edina Maria Ronay FRSA (born 8 January 1943) is an Anglo-Hungarian fashion designer and former actress. She is the daughter of food critic Egon Ronay and the mother of actress/writer Shebah Ronay.
In films and television from 1960, Ronay's numerous TV roles included The Avengers, No Hiding Place, Special Branch, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Jason King.
She retired from acting in the mid-1970s to take up fashion design, specialising in knitwear; she eventually formed her own company in 1984. Ronay was honoured as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[1]