Poitier was first married to Juanita Hardy from April 29, 1950 until 1965.
 He has been married to Joanna Shimkus, a Canadian-born actress, since January 23, 1976.
He has four daughters by his first marriage and two by his second.

He has written three autobiographical books, This Life (1980), The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (2000) and Life Beyond Measure - letters to my Great-Granddaughter (2008).
Poitier was first married to Juanita Hardy from April 29, 1950 until 1965.  He has been married to Joanna Shimkus, a Canadian-born actress, since January 23, 1976. He has four daughters by his first marriage and two by his second.
He has written three autobiographical books, This Life (1980), The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography (2000) and Life Beyond Measure - letters to my Great-Granddaughter (2008).
Sidney Poitier