Yanna McIntosh
Acting • Born 1970-01-01
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
50 credits
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Movie • 2006
Dr. Crone
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie • 2008
Miss Tilly
Finn's Girl
Movie • 2007
Diana
Deliberate Intent
Movie • 2000
Elaine
The Sentinel
Movie • 2006
Teddy Vargas
The Marsh King's Daughter
Movie • 2023
Agent Lorna Illing
Chasing Freedom
Movie • 2004
Ruth
Slumberland
Movie • 2022
Carla
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Movie • 1999
Swindler Seduction
Movie • 2022
Francie
Humane
Movie • 2024
Political Commentator
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Movie • 2015
Cleopatra
Mothers
Movie • 2023
Ruby
They Come Back
Movie • 2007
Naketha
Unless
Movie • 2016
Cery
Dying in Plain Sight
Movie • 2024
Ms. Norris
True Blue
Movie • 2001
Anna
Spooky House
Movie • 2002
Nicole
Mary Goes Round
Movie • 2018
Bethany
Down in the Delta
Movie • 1998
Slave Woman
Bloodwork
Movie • 2012
Patricia
Like a House on Fire
Movie • 2021
Nancy
John Q
Movie • 2002
State Employee
Verona
Movie • 2023
Bennie Baron
Jingle Bell Love
Movie • 2024
Full Disclosure
Movie • 2001
Penny Mills
Reversible Errors
Movie • 2004
Genevieve Carriere
Jingle Bell Wedding
Movie • 2025
Mary Bishop
The Winter's Tale
Movie • 2025
Paulina
This Is Wonderland
TV • 2004
Zona Robinson
Titans
TV • 2018
Roberta
The Line
TV • 2009
Remedy
TV • 2014
Fiona
Nurses
TV • 2020
Mrs. Richie
Three Pines
TV • 2022
Estelle
Riverdale
TV • 1997
Jenni Hernandez
Killjoys
TV • 2015
Zia Seyah Traclus
Pretty Hard Cases
TV • 2021
Donna Duff
Hemlock Grove
TV • 2013
Frieda the Lawyer
Suits
TV • 2011
Judge Pearl Atkins
Y: The Last Man
TV • 2021
General Peggy Reed
Due South
TV • 1994
Candace Madison
Private Eyes
TV • 2016
Dr. Thomas
The Expanse
TV • 2015
Captain Chandra Lucas
Republic of Doyle
TV • 2010
Sarah
Work It Out Wombats!
TV • 2023
Super (voice)
The Listener
TV • 2009
Reta Bello
Diggstown
TV • 2019
Cross
TV • 2024
Dr. Finlay
Hell Motel
TV • 2025
Shirley Dantree