Sidney Poitier daughter Passed Away: Was Gina Poitier His Child That Died? Meet Her Children And Husband

Sidney Poitier daughter Passed Away: Was Gina Poitier His Child That Died? Stay tuned for everything about Gina who died at a young age, her husband, and her children.

Gina Poitier was best known as the daughter of Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier.

She was, in fact, the fourth and youngest of four siblings. Her father’s subsequent marriages resulted in half-sisters and a brother for her.

Sidney L. Poitier’s father was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and ambassador.

Furthermore, he was the first Black male and Bahamian actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964.

He received two more Academy Award nominations, ten Golden Globe nominations, two Primetime Emmy nominations, six BAFTA nominations, eight Laurel nominations, and one Screen Actors Guild Award.

Gina Poitier Family:  Meet Her Children And Husband

Gina Poitier left behind her husband and daughter after her untimely and sudden demise.

Moreover, she had married her high school sweetheart, Gaetan Gouraige, at the time she started her own business. Gina and her husband Gaetan tied the know in the year 1988.

Guylaine Marie-Rose, Gabrielle Marie-Therese, Emmanuel, and Etienne are their four children.

Sadly, their son Emmanuel passed away, but no information on how old he was at the time of his death has been disclosed.

Sidney Poitier daughter Passed Away: Was Gina Poitier His Child That Died?

Yes, Gina is that his Child that passed away. She died abruptly on May 27, 2018. Her family has not revealed the circumstances surrounding her death.

But, her obituary via Northside Chapel says it’s “a vast understatement to say she will be missed.” “If there was ever a sweet angel, ready for paradise, it was Gina,” it continues.

Her parents, siblings, and children carry on her memories. Guylaine, her eldest daughter, completed college seven months after her mother died, with a moving homage to her mother written on her cap: “Mom, this one’s for you”.

Sidney Poitier’s Daughter: Gina’s Age And Wiki

Gina Poitier passed away at the age of 57 years old.

Well, talking about her wiki details, Gina chose to study fashion retail at the American College for Applied Arts in Georgia.

In fact, she studied fashion retails after getting a degree in fine arts at the State University of New York in Albany, rather than following in her father’s footsteps as an actor.

She went on to create Bejai Designs, a designer store with a business partner.