Beverly Poitier-Henderson is the eldest of Sidney Poitier's six children. The Hollywood icon married Juanita Marie Hardy in 1950, but they divorced 15 years later (via Amo Mama). The pair had four daughters: Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and the late Gina. The actor remarried and had two more girls, Anika and Sydney, with wife Joanna Shimkus (via Oprah).
Although not interested in acting like her award-winning father, Beverly has dabbled in literature, self-publishing a novel in 2001, titled "Nana," per Vidette Online. Her life experiences and the people she's met inspired her to tackle writing a book. "The idea came from a lot of places — from a little old lady I knew at church, members of my family and things like that," she explained.
Sidney is just as encouraging of his daughter's career as she is of his. Beverly makes customized jewelry. Her designs are composed of various rocks, gems, metals, and clays, and available on her site Kazuri West. Her jewelry line is called Poitier-Henderson, inspired by two influential men in her life: her father, Sidney Poitier, and her high school sweetheart and husband.
