The 82-year-old Hollywood legend's return to the spotlight

Joanna Shimkus, the widow of the late great Sidney Poitier, was spotted making a rare outing in Los Angeles. Shimkus, who is now 82, has an impressive list of Hollywood credits under her name, including films with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

She gave up her film career to devote herself to her family with Poitier.

A lifetime of Hollywood memories

Originally hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Shimkus has an impressive list of Hollywood credits under her name. She had starred in The Last Adventure, The Virgin and the Gypsy, Ho!, and even worked with the sensational power couple of the time, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1968 film Boom!

But she gave up her film career to be with Poitier and devote herself to their family.

Love and family: Shimkus' heart

In a 1998 PBS documentary , Shimkus said, 'I guess my career was very short-lived.I started out making the French films and then when I met Sidney and I knew - he didn’t really know it , obviously, because it took him eight years and two children to marry me - but I knew that this was the man of my life, you know, that this was going to be my partner in life.'

Shimkus met her husband working with him in the 1969 film, The Lost Man. the couple were married from 1976 until Sidney's death in 2022.

Arrival in style

Shimkus was seen arriving to the Beverly Hills hotspot Cipriani, where a helpful valet offered her his arm and helped her out of the vehicle .

She emerged from the vehicle with the assistance of the valet and her cane.

Legacy of love and family

Shimkus and Poitier pictured with their daughters Sydney and Anika in 2002.The Hollywood power couple and their children pictured in Beverly Hills.

The couple, pictured in 1972 with daughter Anita. Joanna's film credits include a role in The Virgin And The Gypsy.

Shimkus explained, 'He's just an amazing human being.He's just a good, good, good person.'

Poitier died at age 94 in 2022 as a result of a heart failure, Alzheimer's dementia and prostate cancer.