Joanna Shimkus
October 30, 1943 · 82 years old
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 Ca…
Known For
4 titles
The Last Adventure
Best friends become aware of a crashed plane lying on the bottom of the ocean, allegedly stuffed with wealth. Adventurers set off in search of prey. And along with them, Letizia is linked, with whom both friends are secretly in love.
Sidney
Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
The Lost Man
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."
Time for Loving
The film depicts several stories surrounding an apartment in Paris, and the various people who occupy it over the years.