Joanna Shimkus
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
30 Oct 1943
Age
83 Years
Born In
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Total Projects
18
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.0 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
as Self
movie
Sidney
Sidney
as Self
movie
A Time for Loving
A Time for Loving
as Joan
movie
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
as Lisa Alren
movie
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy
as Yvette
movie
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
as Anne
movie
The Lost Man
The Lost Man
as Cathy Ellis
movie
Woman in Chains
Woman in Chains
as Une invitée au vernissage (uncredited)
movie
Ho !
Ho !
as Bénédicte
movie
Boom!
Boom!
as Miss Black
movie
Zita
Zita
as Annie
movie
The Last Adventure
The Last Adventure
as Laetitia
movie
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
movie
Idoli controluce
Idoli controluce
as Alexandra
movie
Montparnasse et Levallois
Montparnasse et Levallois
as Monica
movie
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
as Monica (segment "Montparnasse-Levallois")
tv
Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom
as Self
movie
All About Loving
All About Loving
as Sophie