Legendary actor Sidney Poitier passed away on January 6th, 2022 at the age of 94.
“It’s been an enormous responsibility,” the actor toldOprah Winfreyin 2000.
“And I accepted it, and I lived in a way that showed how I respected that responsibility.
In order for others to come behind me, there were certain things I had to do.”
Sidney Poitier raised a large family
According toBiography,Sidney Poitiermarried for the first time in 1950.
Poitier and Shimkus were wed for 45 years until his death on January 6th, 2022.
Together, they had two more daughters, Anika and Sydney Tamiia.
The late actor was proud to have two daughters who followed him into acting.
While no cause of death was announced,Amo Mamareported that it was sudden.
I am so proud of her!
She’s gone through a lot and she’s persevered!
All love and blessings to her."
Poitier’s large family of daughters also provided him with afamily full of grandchildren.
In all, Poitier was a grandfather to eight and a great-grandfather to three, according toMovie Cultists.
