Yanna McIntosh

Birthday: 1970-01-01
Birthplace: Giamaica
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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."

Credits

Year Title Character
2024-11-18 Jingle Bell Love
2024-04-26 Humane Political Commentator
2024-01-20 Dying in Plain Sight Ms. Norris
2023-12-14 Mothers Ruby
2023-11-03 Verona Bennie Baron
2023-09-28 The Marsh King's Daughter Agent Lorna Illing
2022-11-18 Slumberland Carla
2022-10-22 Swindler Seduction Francie
2021-03-26 Like a House on Fire Nancy
2018-03-30 Mary Goes Round Bethany
2016-10-14 Unless Cery
2015-05-21 Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopratra Cleopatra
2012-05-10 Bloodwork Patricia
2008-02-25 A Raisin in the Sun Miss Tilly
2007-06-04 Finn's Girl Diana
2007-03-03 They Come Back Naketha
2006-10-23 Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy Dr. Crone
2006-04-19 The Sentinel Teddy Vargas
2004-01-19 Chasing Freedom Ruth
2002-04-19 Spooky House Nicole
2002-02-15 John Q State Employee
2001-11-29 True Blue Anna
2000-08-06 Deliberate Intent Elaine
1999-05-25 Murder on Shadow Mountain
1998-12-25 Down in the Delta Slave Woman