ACTOR
Joanna Shimkus
1943 - Today

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. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joanna Shimkus is the 2,135th most popular actor (up from 2,787th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Canada (up from 207th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Canadian Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Joanna Shimkus ranks 2,135 out of 13,578. Before her are Bernhard Wicki, Richard Bull, Gil Birmingham, Jack Klugman, Mai Zetterling, and Noomi Rapace. After her are Pedro Alonso, Gina Gershon, Richard Roundtree, William Baldwin, Mayumi Tanaka, and Mel Blanc.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBernhard Wicki
1919 - 2000
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2,129
Richard Bull
1924 - 2014
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2,130
Gil Birmingham
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2,131
Jack Klugman
1922 - 2012
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2,132
Mai Zetterling
1925 - 1994
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2,133
Noomi Rapace
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,134
Joanna Shimkus
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,135
Pedro Alonso
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,136
Gina Gershon
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,137
Richard Roundtree
1942 - 2023
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,138
William Baldwin
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,139
Mayumi Tanaka
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,140
Mel Blanc
1908 - 1989
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Joanna Shimkus ranks 237. Before her are Joyce Meyer, Barry Manilow, Dick Taylor, Mike Ratledge, Georgi Asparuhov, and Sirajuddin of Perlis. After her are Domenico Calcagno, Mike Leigh, Ramón Sampedro, Rashid Sunyaev, Robert Gates, and Frederick Chiluba.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsJoyce Meyer
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 231
Barry Manilow
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 232
Dick Taylor
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 233
Mike Ratledge
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 234
Georgi Asparuhov
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 235
Sirajuddin of Perlis
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 236
Joanna Shimkus
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 237
Domenico Calcagno
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 238
Mike Leigh
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 239
Ramón Sampedro
WRITER
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 240
Rashid Sunyaev
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 241
Robert Gates
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 242
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 243
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Joanna Shimkus ranks 176 out of 1,622. Before her are Jane Bell (1910), Deanna Durbin (1921), David Foster (1949), Sid Meier (1954), Norman L. Bowen (1887), and James Gosling (1955). After her are Robert D. Hare (1934), Ethel Smith (1907), William B. Davis (1938), Lorne Greene (1915), Nelly Furtado (1978), and Christian Cage (1973).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsJane Bell
ATHLETE
1910 - 1998
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 170
Deanna Durbin
ACTOR
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 171
David Foster
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 172
Sid Meier
GAME DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 173
Norman L. Bowen
GEOLOGIST
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 174
James Gosling
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 175
Joanna Shimkus
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 176
Robert D. Hare
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 177
Ethel Smith
ATHLETE
1907 - 1979
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 178
William B. Davis
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 179
Lorne Greene
ACTOR
1915 - 1987
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 180
Nelly Furtado
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 181
Christian Cage
WRESTLER
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 182
Among ACTORS In Canada
Among actors born in Canada, Joanna Shimkus ranks 45. Before her are Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Michael Ontkean (1946), Fay Wray (1907), and Deanna Durbin (1921). After her are William B. Davis (1938), Lorne Greene (1915), Evangeline Lilly (1979), Vanity (1959), Henry Czerny (1959), and Marie Dressler (1868).
Peter Cullen
1941 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 39
Nathan Fillion
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 40
Tom Cavanagh
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 41
Michael Ontkean
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 42
Fay Wray
1907 - 2004
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 43
Deanna Durbin
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 44
Joanna Shimkus
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 45
William B. Davis
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 46
Lorne Greene
1915 - 1987
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 47
Evangeline Lilly
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 48
Vanity
1959 - 2016
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 49
Henry Czerny
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 50
Marie Dressler
1868 - 1934
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 51