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

Dr. Crone

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

Miss Tilly

A Raisin in the Sun

Diana

Finn's Girl

Elaine

Deliberate Intent

Teddy Vargas

The Sentinel

Agent Lorna Illing

The Marsh King's Daughter

Ruth

Chasing Freedom

Carla

Slumberland

Murder on Shadow Mountain

Francie

Swindler Seduction

Political Commentator

Humane

Cleopatra

Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra

Ruby

Mothers

Naketha

They Come Back

Cery

Unless

Ms. Norris

Dying in Plain Sight

Anna

True Blue

Nicole

Spooky House

Bethany

Mary Goes Round

Slave Woman

Down in the Delta

Patricia

Bloodwork

Nancy

Like a House on Fire

State Employee

John Q

Bennie Baron

Verona

Jingle Bell Love

Penny Mills

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