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What is Joanna Shimkus Net Worth? Earnings of Sidney Poitier’s Wife

Posted on Jan 9, 2022, Modified : Jan 10, 2022 Aditya Shah

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A sudden increment in Joanna Shimkus Net Worth has been getting much public attention for weeks now. After the demise of legendary actor, activist, and film director, Sidney Poitier, she is now a new shareholder on his accumulated property and assets.

Joanna Shimkus is a well-known Canadian actress who gained her stardom from her roles as Miss Black in Boom! (1968), Cathy Ellis in The Lost Man (1969), Yvette in the Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), and Lisa Alien in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker. Born on the 30th of October 1943 in Halifax, Canada, she began her modeling journey very early.

But Joanna, after marrying the first black man to win an Oscar, Sidney Poitier, got a colossal increment on her fame and net worth. Her husband owns the credits for his movies like They Call Me Mister Tibbs, Buck, Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, and many more. Let’s learn more about her current lifestyle and income in detail.

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What is Joanna Shimkus Net Worth?

Joanna is pretty and one of the most in-demand actresses of the 60s. As a result, Joanna Shimkus has accumulated a staggering Net Worth of more than $1.5 million as 2021. But recently, it reached around $4 million as of 2022. This tremendous amount of increment is her husband’s death and property partition.

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The most loved and to-the-heart closed person of Joanna, Sidney, died on the last 6th of January 2022 at the age of 94. He left this world, leaving his daughters and properties under Joanna’s hands. But although Shimkus is a retired actress, she has already owned many prominent properties and assets by herself.

The lady has given some of the best hits to Hollywood. Such as working as Margaret Winters in Film The Force (2018), The Boss in Yard Sale (2010), Cathy Ellis in The Lost Man (1969), and Lisa Alren in The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971).

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Her Husband Was a Millionaire Too!!

Shimkus’s husband, Sidney Poitier, has a fortune of more than $25 million. He accumulated this sum working in the entertainment industry as an actor, filmmaker, and activist. Throughout his career journey, the man gave superhit projects like Los Lirios Del Valle, The Defiant Ones; Now They Call Me Mr. Tibbs and Uptown Saturday Night and A Mole in the Sun.

All of his films had made a significant impact on the box office. And it also makes the actor a precious gem of Hollywood. In addition, he left a legacy in the form of all of his six daughters named: Pamela Poitier, Gina Poitier, Sherri Poitier, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, and Anika Poitier. The couple has a million-dollar luxurious house in Beverley Hills, which was built in Mediterranean architectural style.