Joanna Marie Shimkus[1] (born 30 October 1943) is a Canadian film actress.
[2][3] Joanna Marie Shimkus[1] was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Joseph Shimkus,[4] a Jewish father of Lithuanian descent,[5] and Marie Petrie,[4] a Roman Catholic of Irish descent.
She was then noticed by film director Robert Enrico, who selected her to appear in three of his films; Les aventuriers (1967), opposite Alain Delon and Lino Ventura, Tante Zita (1968), and Ho!
Her film career continued until the early 1970s, including roles in L'Invitée (1969), The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971), and A Time for Loving (1972).
Shimkus married Sidney Poitier in 1976, and they have two daughters: Anika and Sydney Tamiia, who is also an actress.