Joanna Shimkus

Joanna Shimkus

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…

Filmography

Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom
1965 · TV
as Self
The Lost Man
The Lost Man
1969 · Movie
as Cathy Ellis
Boom!
Boom!
1968 · Movie
as Miss Black
The Last Adventure
The Last Adventure
1967 · Movie
as Laetitia
All About Loving
All About Loving
1964 · Movie
as Sophie
Ho !
Ho !
1968 · Movie
as Bénédicte
Sidney
Sidney
2022 · Movie
as Self
Woman in Chains
Woman in Chains
1968 · Movie
as Une invitée au vernissage (uncredited)
Zita
Zita
1968 · Movie
as Annie
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Movie
as Monica (segment "Montparnasse-Levallois")
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
1969 · Movie
as Anne
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1966 · Movie
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971 · Movie
as Lisa Alren
The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970 · Movie
as Yvette
Montparnasse et Levallois
Montparnasse et Levallois
1965 · Movie
as Monica
Idoli controluce
Idoli controluce
1965 · Movie
as Alexandra
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
A Summer with Joe, Liz and Richard
2025 · Movie
as Self
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive) - Sidney Poitier's second wife
A Time for Loving
A Time for Loving
1972 · Movie
as Joan