Yanna McIntosh
Actor
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."
Filmography
Slumberland
as Carla 2022
The Sentinel
as Teddy Vargas 2006
The Marsh King's Daughter
as Agent Lorna Illing 2023
Humane
as Political Commentator 2024
Bloodwork
as Patricia 2012
A Raisin in the Sun
as Miss Tilly 2008
Mary Goes Round
as Bethany 2018
Down in the Delta
as Slave Woman 1998
True Blue
as Anna 2001
Spooky House
as Nicole 2002
Unless
as Cery 2016
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
as Dr. Crone 2006
Reversible Errors
as Genevieve Carriere 2004
Finn's Girl
as Diana 2007
Jingle Bell Love
2024
Like a House on Fire
as Nancy 2021