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