Actress Joanna Shimkus wiki, career, relationship, net worth

Joanna Shimkus Poitier is a film actress of Lithuanian descent. In 1964, she made her cinematic debut in Jean Aurel’s De l’amour. After that, she caught the attention of film director Robert Enrico, who cast her in three of his films: Les aventuriers (1967), in which she starred with Alain Delon and Lino Ventura, Tante Zita (1968), and Ho! (1968). here is more about the actress. Come down to know more about Joanna Shimkus wiki, career, relationship, net worth and many more:

Joanna Shimkus wiki

Joanna Shimkus was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on October 30, 1943, and was raised by her parents. As of 2022, Joanna Shimkus is 78 years old. Joanna Shimkus’ father Joseph Shimkus is a Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant, and her mother, Marie Petrie is an Irish Catholic. Joanna Shimkus’ and her mother is an Irish Catholic. Her father was a Royal Canadian Navy officer. Joanna Shimkus’ parents have always been supportive of her professional endeavours.

She completed her education in a convent school and was brought up in Montreal. Her religion is Christianity and canadian nationality. She stands a tall height of 1.72 metres and approx 62 kg weight.

Joanna Shimkus career

Joanna Shimkus is a well-known Canadian actress and the widow of Sidney Poitier, who died in 2022 at the age of 94. The actress began her acting career in 1964, in the film De l’amour, where she made her acting debut. Shimkus created many classic figures and received numerous accolades over her career. She has starred in a number of blockbuster films. In the 1990s, Joanna Shimkus was a well-known actress. Joanna Shimkus began her career as a model, and as her fame grew, she received numerous offers from the film business.

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Joanna Shimkus relationship

Joanna is the second wife of Sidney Poitier whom she met on the set of the 1969 movie The Lost Man. In 1976, Joanna Shimkus married her boyfriend Sidney Poitier, and the pair had two daughters, Sydney Tamiia Poitier and Anika Poitier. Sidney Poitier died on January 6, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The reason behind his death is heart failure.

Though, being the second wife of Sidney, he loved his wife and daughter a lot. During the Oscar award function in 2016, he said his wife and children mean the world to him. Recently, after her husband’s death, Joanna has shifted her living with her daughters to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her daughters are married and are actors. Shimkus has two grandchildrens.

Joanna Shimkus net worth

Joanna Shimkus’ net worth is around $1.5 million. Acting is her main source of income. Similarly, her husband left the net worth of $20 million before death. As per the source, all her husband’s income belongs to her and her daughter now.

Talking about her social media, she has about 300 followers on her facebook account. She is not active on instagram or twitter.