Sidney Poitier & Joanna Shimkus

American retired actor and film director Sidney Poitier has a career spanning nearly six decades. With a total net worth of $25 million, it’s no surprise that he and his wife, Canadian retired actress Joanna Shimkus own a huge mansion. He is the recipient of an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the first Afro-Bahamian and black male actor to win the award. Additionally, he is also given credit for being the earliest surviving and oldest living Best Actor Academy Award winner. On the other hand, his wife, Joanna, appeared in various films during the ‘60s and early ’70s, including Boom!, The Lost Man, and The Virgin and the Gypsy.

Poitier and his wife are living together in California, while their children are away in New York. They live in a small place in the LA area while becoming more bicoastal. The couple sold their home in Beverly Hills for a whopping $4.5 million to the co-chairman of Northwest Airlines, Al Checchi.