- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Giamaica
Yanna McIntosh
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
movieJulián
2026 · Evelyn (voice)
movieThe Winter's Tale
2025 · Paulina
movieJingle Bell Wedding
2025 · Mary Bishop
tvHell Motel
2025 · Shirley Dantree
movieJingle Bell Love
2024
tvCross
2024 · Dr. Finlay
movieHumane
2024 · Political Commentator
movieDying in Plain Sight
2024 · Ms. Norris
movieMothers
2023 · Ruby
movieVerona
2023 · Bennie Baron
movieThe Marsh King's Daughter
2023 · Agent Lorna Illing
tvWork It Out Wombats!
2023 · Super (voice)
tvThree Pines
2022 · Estelle
movieSlumberland
2022 · Carla
movieSwindler Seduction
2022 · Francie
tvY: The Last Man
2021 · General Peggy Reed
movieLike a House on Fire
2021 · Nancy
tvPretty Hard Cases
2021 · Donna Duff
tvNurses
2020 · Mrs. Richie
tvDiggstown
2019
tvTitans
2018 · Roberta
movieMary Goes Round
2018 · Bethany
movieUnless
2016 · Cery
tvPrivate Eyes
2016 · Dr. Thomas
tvThe Expanse
2015 · Captain Chandra Lucas
tvKilljoys
2015 · Zia Seyah Traclus
movieStratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
2015 · Cleopatra
tvRemedy
2014 · Fiona
tvHemlock Grove
2013 · Frieda the Lawyer
movieBloodwork
2012 · Patricia
tvSuits
2011 · Judge Pearl Atkins
tvRepublic of Doyle
2010 · Sarah
tvThe Listener
2009 · Reta Bello
tvThe Line
2009 · Karen
movieA Raisin in the Sun
2008 · Miss Tilly
movieFinn's Girl
2007 · Diana
movieThey Come Back
2007 · Naketha
movieWhy I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
2006 · Dr. Crone
movieThe Sentinel
2006 · Teddy Vargas
movieReversible Errors
2004 · Genevieve Carriere
movieChasing Freedom
2004 · Ruth
tvThis Is Wonderland
2004 · Zona Robinson
movieSpooky House
2002 · Nicole
movieJohn Q
2002 · State Employee
movieTrue Blue
2001 · Anna
movieFull Disclosure
2001 · Penny Mills
movieDeliberate Intent
2000 · Elaine
movieMurder on Shadow Mountain
1999
movieDown in the Delta
1998 · Slave Woman
Riverdale
tvRiverdale
1997 · Jenni Hernandez
tvDue South
1994 · Candace Madison