Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 01, 1970
Place of Birth
Giamaica
Credits
51 titles
Yanna McIntosh
Biography
Yanna McIntosh (born 1970) is a Jamaican-born Canadian stage, film and television actress. Yanna honed her craft at the University of Toronto and the American Repertory Theatre Institute at Harvard University. Her teaching roles at the National Theatre School and Humber College included directing students in acclaimed productions like Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Richard III. Her portrayal of Pat Barrows in the 2006 TV movie "Doomstown" earned her a 2007 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role. Notably, McIntosh made history in 2011 as the inaugural recipient of the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in "Ruined," which also garnered her a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance. She had previously won Doras for her roles in Florence Gibson’s "Belle" and Athol Fugard’s "Valley Song."
Known For
Filmography
Julián
Evelyn (voice)
The Winter's Tale
Paulina
Jingle Bell Wedding
Mary Bishop
Hell Motel
Shirley Dantree
Jingle Bell Love
Cross
Dr. Finlay
Humane
Political Commentator
Dying in Plain Sight
Ms. Norris
Mothers
Ruby
Verona
Bennie Baron
The Marsh King's Daughter
Agent Lorna Illing
Work It Out Wombats!
Super (voice)
Three Pines
Estelle
Slumberland
Carla
Swindler Seduction
Francie
Y: The Last Man
General Peggy Reed
Like a House on Fire
Nancy
Pretty Hard Cases
Donna Duff
Nurses
Mrs. Richie
Diggstown
Titans
Roberta
Mary Goes Round
Bethany
Unless
Cery
Private Eyes
Dr. Thomas
The Expanse
Captain Chandra Lucas
Killjoys
Zia Seyah Traclus
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Remedy
Fiona
Hemlock Grove
Frieda the Lawyer
Bloodwork
Patricia
Suits
Judge Pearl Atkins
Republic of Doyle
Sarah
The Listener
Reta Bello
The Line
Karen
A Raisin in the Sun
Miss Tilly
Finn's Girl
Diana
They Come Back
Naketha
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Dr. Crone
The Sentinel
Teddy Vargas
Reversible Errors
Genevieve Carriere
Chasing Freedom
Ruth
This Is Wonderland
Zona Robinson
Spooky House
Nicole
John Q
State Employee
True Blue
Anna
Full Disclosure
Penny Mills
Deliberate Intent
Elaine
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Down in the Delta
Slave Woman
Riverdale
Jenni Hernandez