The Best Actors and Actresses Of All Time

Sidney Poitier

Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian-American actor and film director. In 1964, Poitier became the first Bahamian and first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field.

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