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Joanna Shimkus
Born
Joanna Marie Shimkus
(1943-10-30) 30 October 1943 (age 80)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1964–1972
2010
2018
Spouse
Sidney Poitier
(m. 1976; died 2022)
Children
2, 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]
^Sidney Poitier death certificate, tmz.com. Accessed April 28, 2022.
^Sandra Brennan (2008). "Joanna Shimkus". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008.
^Guy Flatley, Philadelphia (10 November 1968). "Sidney Poitier as Black Militant". The New York Times. p. D15.
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