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Name: Sydney Tamiia Poitier
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Date of Birth:
January 15, 1973
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Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Mini-bio:
The similar cognomen is not coincidental: actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier is indeed the daughter of legendary stage and screen icon Sidney Poitier. Born to the famous thespian and actress Joanna Shimkus... read more in 1973 (the youngest of Sidney's six daughters), Sydney attended New York University beginning in 1991, then started to chalk up acting assignments in the late '90s, including the telemovie Free of Eden (opposite her dad), the Clint Eastwood thriller True Crime, and the miniseries Noah's Ark (all three in 1999). In time, Poitier also landed the lead (and title character) on the 2003 UPN sitcom Abby, co-starring Kadeem Hardison (A Different World), but that program folded soon after it bowed; the actress fared better with her role as Mallory Dent on the teen-oriented detective series Veronica Mars (2004). Poitier achieved her breakthrough, however, with two roles: that of Jungle Julia, a young vixen hunted down and slain by psychopathic Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof segment of the exploitation tribute Grindhouse (2007), and FBI agent Carrie Rivai in Knight Rider (2008), director Steven Shill's made-for-television tribute to the iconic 1980s series of the same name. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Sydney Tamiia Poitier mini-bio: Trivia
Daughter of Oscar winning actor Sidney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus.
Graduated from New York University.
Featured as one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2001.
Niece of Cyril Poitier.
Sister of Anika Poitier.
Half sister of Pamela Poitier and Sherri Poitier.
