Acting
Joanna Shimkus
1943 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
18 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Sidney
Self
Ho !
Bénédicte
Boom!
Miss Black
Woman in Chains
Une invitée au vernissage (uncredited)
The Last Adventure
Laetitia
All About Loving
Sophie
The Lost Man
Cathy Ellis
Zita
Annie
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
Self (archive) - Sidney Poitier's second wife
Six in Paris
Monica (segment "Montparnasse-Levallois")
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Yvette
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?