
Yanna McIntosh
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1970-01-01 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Giamaica
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."
Acting
(2024)
Humane
as Political Commentator
(2024)
(2024)
Dying in Plain Sight
as Ms. Norris
(2023)
The Marsh King's Daughter
as Agent Lorna Illing
(2023)
Verona
as Bennie Baron
(2023)
Mothers
as Ruby
(2022)
Slumberland
as Carla
(2022)
Swindler Seduction
as Francie
(2021)
Like a House on Fire
as Nancy
(2018)
Mary Goes Round
as Bethany
(2016)
Unless
as Cery
(2015)
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopratra
as Cleopatra
(2012)
Bloodwork
as Patricia
(2008)
A Raisin in the Sun
as Miss Tilly
(2007)
They Come Back
as Naketha
(2007)
Finn's Girl
as Diana
(2006)
The Sentinel
as Teddy Vargas
(2006)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
as Dr. Crone
(2004)
Chasing Freedom
as Ruth
(2002)
John Q
as State Employee
(2002)
Spooky House
as Nicole
(2001)
True Blue
as Anna
(2000)
Deliberate Intent
as Elaine
(1999)
(1998)
Down in the Delta
as Slave Woman