Yanna McIntosh
ActingYanna 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 — Acting
John Q
State Employee
Humane
Political Commentator
The Sentinel
Teddy Vargas
Slumberland
Carla
The Marsh King's Daughter
Agent Lorna Illing
Bloodwork
Patricia
True Blue
Anna
Down in the Delta
Slave Woman
Jingle Bell Wedding
Mary Bishop
Unless
Cery
Spooky House
Nicole
A Raisin in the Sun
Miss Tilly
Reversible Errors
Genevieve Carriere
Mary Goes Round
Bethany
Chasing Freedom
Ruth
Like a House on Fire
Nancy
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Full Disclosure
Penny Mills
Deliberate Intent
Elaine
Swindler Seduction
Francie
Verona
Bennie Baron
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Dr. Crone
They Come Back
Naketha
Jingle Bell Love
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Finn's Girl
Diana
Dying in Plain Sight
Ms. Norris
Mothers
Ruby
The Winter's Tale
Paulina