Joanna Shimkus

Joanna Shimkus
Born (1943-10-30) 30 October 1943
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality
OccupationActress
Spouse
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(m. 1976; died 2022)​
Children2, including Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Joanna Shimkus Poitier (born 30 October 1943) is a Canadian-Lithuanian actress. She is the widow of Bahamian-American actor and diplomat Sidney Poitier.[1][2]

Her best known movie roles were in Boom! (1968), The Lost Man (1969), The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) and A Time for Loving (1972).

References

  1. ↑ Sandra Brennan (2008). "Joanna Shimkus". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-06-15.
  2. ↑ Guy Flatley, Philadelphia (10 November 1968). "Sidney Poitier as Black Militant". The New York Times. p. D15.
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