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Unlike her daughters who followed in their parents' footsteps, Joanna Shimkus did not consider acting to be a lifelong gig.
I just wish it was a great career for me.
She appeared in 's film 1968 , opposite and , and 1969 , opposite.
She went to Paris at age nineteen, where she worked as a fashion model and soon attracted the attention of movie people on the lookout for new talent.
Shimkus has three grandchildren; two from Anika and one from Sydney Tamiia.