Joanna Shimkus

Joanna Shimkus
Born
Joanna Marie Shimkus

(1943-10-30) 30 October 1943 (age 81)
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1964–1972
  • 2010
  • 2018
Spouse
(m. 1976; died 2022)
Children2, including Sydney Tamiia Poitier

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]

  1. ^ Sidney Poitier death certificate, tmz.com. Accessed April 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan (2008). "Joanna Shimkus". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008.
  3. ^ Guy Flatley, Philadelphia (10 November 1968). "Sidney Poitier as Black Militant". The New York Times. p. D15.