Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1970
Place of Birth:
Giamaica
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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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Humane | Political Commentator |
| 2024 | Dying in Plain Sight | Ms. Norris |
| 2024 | Jingle Bell Love | |
| 2023 | The Marsh King's Daughter | Agent Lorna Illing |
| 2023 | Mothers | Ruby |
| 2023 | Verona | Bennie Baron |
| 2022 | Slumberland | Carla |
| 2022 | Swindler Seduction | Francie |
| 2021 | Like a House on Fire | Nancy |
| 2018 | Mary Goes Round | Bethany |
| 2016 | Unless | Cery |
| 2015 | Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra | Cleopatra |
| 2012 | Bloodwork | Patricia |
| 2008 | A Raisin in the Sun | Miss Tilly |
| 2007 | Finn's Girl | Diana |
| 2007 | They Come Back | Naketha |
| 2006 | Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy | Dr. Crone |
| 2006 | The Sentinel | Teddy Vargas |
| 2004 | Chasing Freedom | Ruth |
| 2002 | Spooky House | Nicole |
| 2002 | John Q | State Employee |
| 2001 | True Blue | Anna |
| 2000 | Deliberate Intent | Elaine |
| 1999 | Murder on Shadow Mountain | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Slave Woman |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hell Motel | Shirley Dantree |
| 2024 | Cross | Dr. Finlay |
| 2023 | Work It Out Wombats! | Super (voice) |
| 2022 | Three Pines | Estelle |
| 2021 | Pretty Hard Cases | Donna Duff |
| 2021 | Y: The Last Man | General Peggy Reed |
| 2020 | Nurses | Mrs. Richie |
| 2019 | Diggstown | |
| 2018 | Titans | Roberta |
| 2016 | Private Eyes | Dr. Thomas |
| 2015 | Killjoys | Zia Seyah Traclus |
| 2015 | The Expanse | Captain Chandra Lucas |
| 2014 | Remedy | Fiona |
| 2013 | Hemlock Grove | Frieda the Lawyer |
| 2011 | Suits | Judge Pearl Atkins |
| 2010 | Republic of Doyle | Sarah |
| 2009 | The Line | |
| 2009 | The Listener | Reta Bello |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | Zona Robinson |
| 1997 | Riverdale | Jenni Hernandez |
| 1994 | Due South | Candace Madison |