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Joanna Marie Shimkus (born 30 October 1943) is a Canadian film actress. She is the widow of actor Sidney Poitier and mother of actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier.
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus shared a decades-long romance. The groundbreaking actor died Thursday night at age 94, PEOPLE confirmed Friday morning. Known for films like Guess Who's Coming...
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 Uninvited (1969). She was previously married to Sidney Poitier.
Aug 7, 2021 · Joanna Shimkus and Sidney Poitier meet on the set of The Lost Man and married in 1976; Shimkus stopped acting after 1972 and the birth of their first child.
Joanna Shimkus is a Canadian-born actress, model and producer, best known for starring in movies, such as ‘Zita’ and ‘The Virgin and the Gypsy’. Joanna began her career as a model in Montreal and soon moved to Paris to further boost her position in the fashion industry.
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Jun 15, 2021 · Sidney Poitier is one of Hollywood's most iconic classic stars. But what is there to know about his wife, Joanna Shimkus? Read on to find out.
What did he do? He was a sailor in the Navy.
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.
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.
