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Currently, Joanna Shimkus is 80 years, 6 months and 4 days old. Joanna Shimkus will celebrate 81rd birthday on a Wednesday 30th of October 2024. Below we countdown to Joanna Shimkus upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Joanna Shimkus |
Occupation | Movie Actress |
Age | 80 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Born | October 30, 1943 (Canada) |
Birthday | October 30 |
Town/City | Canada |
Nationality | Canada |
Joanna Shimkus’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Joanna Shimkus was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Notable for her roles in the French-language films Les Aventuriers (1967) and De l'Amour (1964) and in the 1968 British movie Boom!, she is perhaps most famous as the wife of the acclaimed American film actor Sidney Poitier.
She began her entertainment career as a Paris-based fashion model.
In the late 1960s, she appeared in three films directed by Oscar winner Robert Enrico.
Born in Nova Scotia, she grew up in Quebec as the daughter of an Irish-Canadian mother and a Jewish-Lithuanian father. Her marriage to Poitier began in the mid-1970s and produced daughters named Sydney Tamiia and Anika.
She and her husband acted together in the 1969 feature The Lost Man, sharing the screen with Al Freeman, Jr.