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Joanna Marie Shimkus [1] (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 ] [ 3 ]
Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus Poitier in 1969's 'The Lost Man' Sidney was really an amazing person, and the most interesting and intellectual man that I’ve ever known — and I’ve known ...
Former US Army lieutenant Jason Higgs (Sidney Poitier), after becoming a black militant during the 1960s Black Revolutionary Movement, is wounded as he pulls a payroll heist to help imprisoned brothers, and has to hide from the police. Social worker Cathy Ellis (Joanna Shimkus) falls in love with Higgs while helping him elude capture.
Sidney Poitier (/ ˈ p w ɑː t j eɪ / PWAH-tyay; [1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [2]
Sidney Poitier and wife Joanna Shimkus in 1990. The Carousel of Hope gala's star-studded guest list included Sidney Poitier and wife Joanna Shimkus. Parting Gifts. Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella ...
Speaking to Oprah in 2000, Poitier discussed his film career, experiencing racism, and the "sacredness" of death. ... Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus-Poitier, have been married since 1976 and have ...
Born in Los Angeles in 1973 or 1974, [1] Poitier is the daughter of Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier and Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus. [2] Her mother is of Lithuanian Jewish [3] and Irish Catholic descent. [4] She has an older sister, Anika. She also has four older half-sisters, Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina, from her father's ...
Tributes have been paid to Hollywood star Sidney Poitier after his death at the age of 94. ... to Juanita Hardy between 1950 and 1965 and to Joanna Shimkus in 1976, and had six children. Show ...