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Anika Sidanna Poitier

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Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, New York County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus
Mother of Private
Sister of Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Half sister of Beverly Poitier-Henderson; Pamela Poitier; Private and Private

Occupation: Film director
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About Anika Poitier

Anika Poitier is a director, actor, and writer. She is known for The Devil Cats (2004), Yard Sale (2010), and Swordfish (2001). She won the 2012 Adrienne Shelley Filmmaking Grant for her film Black Irish.

Poitier is the daughter of actor and diplomat Sir Sidney Poitier and actor and model Joanna Shimkus. She is of Bahamian, Lithuanian Jewish, and Irish descent.

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Anika Poitier's Timeline

1972
February 29, 1972
Manhattan, New York, New York County, New York, United States