Joanna Shimkus
Joanna Shimkus
Person

Joanna Shimkus

Actor 1943-10-30 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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 school and was brought up in Montreal. She made her debut in 1964 in Jean Aurel's film De l'amour. (She was first featured i...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Last Adventure

The Last Adventure

1967 · Laetitia

Woman in Chains

Woman in Chains

1968 · Une invitée au vernissage (uncredited)

Sidney

Sidney

2022 · Self

Ho !

Ho !

1968 · Bénédicte

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

1966 · Movie

Boom!

Boom!

1968 · Miss Black

Six in Paris

Six in Paris

1965 · Monica (segment "Montparnasse-Levallois")

All About Loving

All About Loving

1964 · Sophie

Zita

Zita

1968 · Annie

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

1969 · Anne

The Virgin and the Gypsy

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970 · Yvette

The Lost Man

The Lost Man

1969 · Cathy Ellis

A Time for Loving

A Time for Loving

1972 · Joan

Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood

Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood

2023 · Self (archive) - Sidney Poitier's second wife

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker

1971 · Lisa Alren

Dim Dam Dom

Dim Dam Dom

1965 · Self

Montparnasse et Levallois

Montparnasse et Levallois

1965 · Monica

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard

2025 · Self

Idoli controluce

Idoli controluce

1965 · Alexandra