Joanna Shimkus
Joanna Shimkus
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, Quebec. She went to Paris at age nineteen, where she worked as a fashion model and soon attracted the attention of movie people on the lookout for new talent. She made her debut in 1964, in Jean Aurel's film De l'amour. She was then noticed by film director Robert Enrico, who selected her to appear in three of his films; Les aventuriers (1967), opposite Alain Delon and Lino Ventura, Tante Zita (1968) and Ho! (1968). She appeared in Joseph Losey's film Boom! (1968), opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and The Lost Man (1969), opposite Sidney Poitier. Her film career continued until the early 1970s, including roles in L'Invitée (1969), The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) and A Time for Loving (1972). Shimkus married Sidney Poitier in 1976, and they have two daughters: Anika and Sydney Tamiia, who is also an actress. Shimkus has three grandchildren; two from Anika and one from Sydney Tamiia. Sidney Poitier died on 6 January 2022, aged 94. Source: Article "Joanna Shimkus" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For Acting
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Birthday 1943-10-30
Place of Birth Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also Known As Joanna Schimkus, Johanna Shimkus,
The Last Adventure
1967

The Last Adventure

The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970

The Virgin and the Gypsy

Ho!
1968

Ho!

Boom!
1968

Boom!

The Lost Man
1969

The Lost Man

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker

Zita
1968

Zita

The Uninvited
1969

The Uninvited

Montparnasse et Levallois
1965

Montparnasse et Levallois

Sidney
2022

Sidney

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
2022

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

A Time for Loving
1972

A Time for Loving

Six in Paris
1965

Six in Paris

All About Loving
1964

All About Loving

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1966

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Woman in Chains
1968

Woman in Chains

Idoli controluce
1965

Idoli controluce