Born 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian actress and model Joanna Shimkus made her debut in 1964 in Jean Aurel’s film
De l’amour. (She was first featured in Jean-Luc Godard’s short “Montparnasse-Levallois,” his contribution to the anthology film
Six in Paris; it was shot in December 1963, but the film was not released until 1965.) 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! (1968).
Shimkus appeared in Joseph Losey’s film Boom! (1968), opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and The Lost Man (1969), opposite Sidney Poitier. 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. Sidney Poitier died in 2022, aged 94. Take a look at these beautiful photos to see portraits of a young Joanna Shimkus as a model in the 1960s.
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| Joanna Shimkus, photo by Giancarlo Botti, Paris, France, 1963 |
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| Joanna Shimkus, photo by Giancarlo Botti, Paris, France, 1963 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in checkerbadger coat, cocoa-colored leather checked with natural plucked badger fur, closed with brass hinges and belted, by Gunther Jaeckel Furs, belt by Calderon, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in long gray wool knit sweater-weskit over a big-sleeved white cotton piqué cravat-shirt, sweater by Sportempos, shirt by Sarff-Zumpano, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in pale oatmeal, wool knit double-breasted coatdress tied with a strip of fringed leather by Kimberly, beige felt hat by Mr. John, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in red wool twill tabbed and belted tunic over cuffed wide-legged pants by B.H. Wragge, shiny red ankle-boots by Nina, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in tomato-red ribbed cashmere turtleneck sweater and matching ribless cardigan wrapped around the waist by Dalton, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968 |
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| Model turned actress Joanna Shimkus in olive pigskin mini by Highlander, gladiator style sandals by El Greco, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in black and white Avisco-rayon crêpe shirt by Sport Sophisticates and black and white silk scarf by Echo, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, August 1, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in black cashmere sweater with white lacing pulled and crossed through shiny white grommets by Giorgia di Sant' Angelo for Dalton, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, August 1, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in easy little shirtdress in beige wool knit, buttoned all the way down the front and held by wide grommeted belt by Patrick Porter, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, August 1, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in large houndstooth coat and trousers by Anne Klein, patent leather shoes with white piping by Latinas, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in red double-knit wool, belted tunic over a short matching pleated skirt by Leslie Fay, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, August 1, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in wool knit shirtdress by Patrick Porter for Rona, grommeted belt by Elegant, hair by Hugh Harrison, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus in zippered sweater with chevron design by Andiamo, choker by Sandor Goldberger; large-link bracelets by Roger Van S, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus is wearing a knitted striped muffler in gray, black and white over a gray tunic yoked with gray fleurs-de-lis on white by B.H. Wragge, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, August 1, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus wearing a long black wool sweater with bell sleeves and four diagonal white stripes across the front by Geist & Geist with Sheffield wristwatch, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus wearing a white wool sweater-tunic with four inset black patches down the sleeves by Geist and Geist, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, August 1, 1969 |
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| Joanna Shimkus, photo by George Melet, 1969 |
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