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Joanna Shimkus

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Born: October 30, 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

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. Joanna Marie Shimkus was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Joseph Shimkus, a Jewish father of Lithuanian descent, and Marie Petrie, a Roman Catholic of Irish descent. Her father worked for the Royal Canadian Navy. She attended a convent schoo...

Filmography17 TITLES
Sidney
7.4
Sidney2022
Boom!
5.9
Boom!1968
Ho !
6.3
Ho !1968
Woman in Chains
6.9
Woman in Chains1968
The Lost Man
3.2
The Lost Man1969
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The Last Adventure
6.9
The Last Adventure1967
The Virgin and the Gypsy
2.1
The Virgin and the Gypsy1970
A Time for Loving
4.7
A Time for Loving1972
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
3.0
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker1971
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
6.4
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?1966
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
6.0
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard2025
Six in Paris
6.5
Six in Paris1965
The Uninvited
6.0
The Uninvited1969
All About Loving
4.4
All About Loving1964
Montparnasse et Levallois
4.0
Montparnasse et Levallois1965
Zita
4.8
Zita1968
Idoli controluce
Idoli controluce1965