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Joanna Shimkus Poitier (born 30 October 1943) is a Canadian film actress. She is the widow of actor Sidney Poitier, and mother of actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Shimkus was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Joseph Shimkus, a Lithuanian-Jew and Marie Petrie, a Catholic of Irish descent. Her father worked for the Royal Canadian Navy. She attended a convent school and was brought up in Montreal ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier’s second wife was Joanna Shimkus, an actress he met on the set of the 1969 movie The Lost Man, in which they played love interests, Jason Higgs and Cathy Ellis. They married on ...
Jan 7, 2022 · According to IMDB, Joanna Shimkus was born on October 30, 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. “She is an actress and producer, known for The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), Zita (1968) and The ...
Jan 6, 2023 · Sidney Poitier was one of Hollywood's most celebrated actors, having brought diversity into the industry back in the 1950s. Behind his success was a controversial personal life, all until he met his wife Joanna Shimkus.
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Jan 7, 2022 · Joanna Shimkus Poitier is a Canadian-Lithuanian actress. She was born on October 30, 1943, in Halifax, Nava Scotia and grew up in Montreal. She graduated from Convent of the Sisters of the Holy ...
Jan 8, 2022 · On January 23, 1976, Poitier married Joanna Shimkus and they remained married for the remainder of his life. With his first wife, Juanita Hardy, he had four daughters Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina. Poitier and Shimkus had two children, Anika and Sydney Tamiia, who is also an actor. Shimkus has three grandkids, one from Sydney Tamiia and two ...
