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
All Movies (30)
- Julián2026 · as Evelyn (voice)
- The Winter's Tale2025 · as Paulina
- Jingle Bell Wedding2025 · as Mary Bishop
- Jingle Bell Love2024
- Humane2024 · as Political Commentator
- Dying in Plain Sight2024 · as Ms. Norris
- Mothers2023 · as Ruby
- Verona2023 · as Bennie Baron
- The Marsh King's Daughter2023 · as Agent Lorna Illing
- Slumberland2022 · as Carla
- Swindler Seduction2022 · as Francie
- Like a House on Fire2021 · as Nancy
- Mary Goes Round2018 · as Bethany
- Unless2016 · as Cery
- Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra2015 · as Cleopatra
- Bloodwork2012 · as Patricia
- A Raisin in the Sun2008 · as Miss Tilly
- Finn's Girl2007 · as Diana
- They Come Back2007 · as Naketha
- Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy2006 · as Dr. Crone
- The Sentinel2006 · as Teddy Vargas
- Reversible Errors2004 · as Genevieve Carriere
- Chasing Freedom2004 · as Ruth
- Spooky House2002 · as Nicole
- John Q2002 · as State Employee
- True Blue2001 · as Anna
- Full Disclosure2001 · as Penny Mills
- Deliberate Intent2000 · as Elaine
- Murder on Shadow Mountain1999
- Down in the Delta1998 · as Slave Woman
All TV Shows (21)
- Hell Motel2025 · as Shirley Dantree
- Cross2024 · as Dr. Finlay
- Work It Out Wombats!2023 · as Super (voice)
- Three Pines2022 · as Estelle
- Y: The Last Man2021 · as General Peggy Reed
- Pretty Hard Cases2021 · as Donna Duff
- Nurses2020 · as Mrs. Richie
- Diggstown2019
- Titans2018 · as Roberta
- Private Eyes2016 · as Dr. Thomas
- The Expanse2015 · as Captain Chandra Lucas
- Killjoys2015 · as Zia Seyah Traclus
- Remedy2014 · as Fiona
- Hemlock Grove2013 · as Frieda the Lawyer
- Suits2011 · as Judge Pearl Atkins
- Republic of Doyle2010 · as Sarah
- The Listener2009 · as Reta Bello
- The Line2009 · as Karen
- This Is Wonderland2004 · as Zona Robinson
- Riverdale1997 · as Jenni Hernandez
- Due South1994 · as Candace Madison