Age, height, parents, spouse, children, awards, movies

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Facts About Ѕidnеу Роіtіеr:

Real name/Full name

Sidney L. Poitier KBE

Date of Birth

February 20, 1927

Birthplace

Miami, Florida

Nationality

American

Died

January 6, 2022

Parents

Reginald Poitier (father), and Evelyn (Outten) Poitier (mother)

Siblings

Cyril Poitier

Spouse

Joanna Shimkus (January 23, 1976-present); Juanita Marie Hardy (April 29, 1950 to July 9, 1965, divorced)

Children/Kids

7 (Sydney and Anika; with Juanita Marie Hardy: Gina, Sherri, Pamela and Beverly)

Number of Awards

9

Honors

Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009), Kennedy Center Honors (1995), AFI Life Achievement Award (1992), Honorary Knighthood (1974)

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Sidney Poitier age, height, parents, siblings, nationality, education, college

Sidney Poitier was an American born on February 20, 1927. His mother was Evelyn Poitier whiles his dad was Reginald James Poitier. He was the youngest of 8 siblings and he schooled at the Actors Studio.

His height is 1.89 m, and he weighs 85 kg. On January 7, 2022, he died of dementia problems at his residence in Miami, Florida, USA.

Sidney Poitier wife: How many wives did Sidney Poitier marry?

He married 2 women during his amazing lifespan. From April 29, 1950, through 1965, he was married to Juanita Hardy.

Poitier began a nine-year romance with actress Diahann Carroll in 1959.
On January 23, 1976, he married Joanna Shimkus, a Canadian former actress.

Sidney Poitier children: How many kids does Sidney Poitier have? Who are Sidney Poitier children?

With his first wife, he had four children (Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina) and two with his second wife (Anika and Sydney Tamiia).

Top Sidney Poitier awards

Poitier was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Lilies of the Field (1963).

He also won a Grammy, two Golden Globes, and a British Academy Film Award. During his career, he won various honors, including the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in film in 2001. 

Poitier earned the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1992.  Poitier was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994. He got the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1981, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2016. 

Poitier got the Kennedy Center Honor in 1995, and Barack Obama gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.

Year

Movie/Music

Award

Category

1963

Lilies of the Field

Academy Awards

Best Actor

2001

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Academy Awards

Honorary Academy Award

1959

The Defiant Ones

British Academy Film Awards

Best Foreign Actor

2016

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British Academy Film Awards

BAFTA Fellowship

1963

Lilies of the Field

Golden Globe Awards

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

1969

World Film Favorite

Golden Globe Awards

Henrietta Award

1981

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Golden Globe Awards

Cecil B. DeMille Award

2001

The Measure of a Man

Grammy Awards

Best Spoken Word Album

2000

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

Life Achievement Award

Top 10 Sidney Poitier movies

10 movies of the first black actor were;

1988Shoot to KillWarren Stantin 
1988Little NikitaRoy Parmenter 
1991Separate but EqualThurgood Marshall 
1992SneakersDonald Crease 
1994A Century of CinemaHimselfDocumentary
1996Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickHimselfDocumentary
1997The JackalFBI Deputy Director Carter Preston 
2001Ralph Bunche: An American OdysseyNarratorDocumentary
2004Tell Them Who You AreHimselfDocumentary
2008Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Sidney Poitier net worth: How much was he worth?

The actor’s net worth is reported to be $20 million. His Beverly Hills property is estimated to be worth between $7 million and $10 million.

Sidney Poitier Instagram

The actor had no active Instagram account at the time of his death but tributes have been pouring out for him on various online platforms.

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