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  1. 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.

  2. Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, the first Black Oscar winner, married Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus in 1976 and had two daughters. They shared a loving and respectful relationship, despite the challenges of interracial marriage and Hollywood.

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  3. Actress: The Virgin and the Gypsy. Joanna Shimkus was born on 30 October 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.

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  4. Aug 7, 2021 · Joanna Shimkus is a Canadian-born actor who met Poitier on the set of "The Lost Man" in 1963. They married in 1976 and have two daughters who also work in the industry.

  5. 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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  7. Jun 15, 2021 · I get along with people." Shimkus' film career was relatively short-lived, but her marriage to Poitier persevered! Sidney Poitier is one of Hollywood's most iconic classic stars. But what is...

  8. Oh, Mrs. Poitier. And I said, no, I’m Joanna Shimkus. And she just gave me a little bit of a hard time. And I thought, you know, and I went home and it was like, I am tired of this. I’m not ...

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