Yanna McIntosh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Giamaica
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."
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Filmography
Julián
Movie · as Evelyn (voice)
Jingle Bell Wedding
Movie · as Mary Bishop
The Winter's Tale
Movie · as Paulina
Hell Motel
TV · as Shirley Dantree · 8 eps
Humane
Movie · as Political Commentator
Dying in Plain Sight
Movie · as Ms. Norris
Jingle Bell Love
Movie
Cross
TV · as Dr. Finlay · 1 ep
The Marsh King's Daughter
Movie · as Agent Lorna Illing
Mothers
Movie · as Ruby
Verona
Movie · as Bennie Baron
Work It Out Wombats!
TV · as Super (voice) · 88 eps
Slumberland
Movie · as Carla
Swindler Seduction
Movie · as Francie
Three Pines
TV · as Estelle · 2 eps
Fire Country
TV · as Anne Ridder · 1 ep
Like a House on Fire
Movie · as Nancy
Pretty Hard Cases
TV · as Donna Duff · 3 eps
Y: The Last Man
TV · as General Peggy Reed · 1 ep
Nurses
TV · as Mrs. Richie · 1 ep
Diggstown
TV · 2 eps
Mary Goes Round
Movie · as Bethany
Titans
TV · as Roberta · 1 ep
Unless
Movie · as Cery
Private Eyes
TV · as Dr. Thomas · 1 ep
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Movie · as Cleopatra
Killjoys
TV · as Zia Seyah Traclus · 1 ep
The Expanse
TV · as Captain Chandra Lucas · 2 eps
Remedy
TV · as Fiona · 2 eps
Hemlock Grove
TV · as Frieda the Lawyer · 2 eps
Bloodwork
Movie · as Patricia
Suits
TV · as Judge Pearl Atkins · 3 eps
Republic of Doyle
TV · as Sarah · 2 eps
The Listener
TV · as Reta Bello · 1 ep
The Line
TV · as Karen · 15 eps
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie · as Miss Tilly
Finn's Girl
Movie · as Diana
They Come Back
Movie · as Naketha
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Movie · as Dr. Crone
The Sentinel
Movie · as Teddy Vargas
Chasing Freedom
Movie · as Ruth
Reversible Errors
Movie · as Genevieve Carriere
This Is Wonderland
TV · as Zona Robinson · 34 eps
Spooky House
Movie · as Nicole
John Q
Movie · as State Employee
The Glow
Movie · as Catherine
True Blue
Movie · as Anna
Full Disclosure
Movie · as Penny Mills
Deliberate Intent
Movie · as Elaine
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Movie
Atomic Train
TV · as Christina Roselli · 2 eps
Down in the Delta
Movie · as Slave Woman
Riverdale
TV · as Jenni Hernandez · 1 ep
Due South
TV · as Candace Madison · 1 ep