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."
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
(Dr. Crone)
A Raisin in the Sun
(Miss Tilly)
Finn's Girl
(Diana)
Deliberate Intent
(Elaine)
The Sentinel
(Teddy Vargas)
The Marsh King's Daughter
(Agent Lorna Illing)
Chasing Freedom
(Ruth)
Slumberland
(Carla)
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Swindler Seduction
(Francie)
Humane
(Political Commentator)
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopratra
(Cleopatra)
Mothers
(Ruby)
They Come Back
(Naketha)
Unless
(Cery)
Dying in Plain Sight
(Ms. Norris)
True Blue
(Anna)
Spooky House
(Nicole)
Mary Goes Round
(Bethany)
Down in the Delta
(Slave Woman)
Bloodwork
(Patricia)
Like a House on Fire
(Nancy)
John Q
(State Employee)
Verona
(Bennie Baron)
This Is Wonderland
(Zona Robinson)
Titans
(Roberta)
The Line
Remedy
(Fiona)
Nurses
(Mrs. Richie)
Three Pines
(Estelle)
Riverdale
(Jenni Hernandez)
Killjoys
(Zia Seyah Traclus)
Pretty Hard Cases
(Donna Duff)
Hemlock Grove
(Frieda the Lawyer)
Suits
(Judge Pearl Atkins)
Y: The Last Man
(General Peggy Reed)
Due South
(Candace Madison)
Private Eyes
(Dr. Thomas)
The Expanse
(Captain Chandra Lucas)
Republic of Doyle
(Sarah)
Work It Out Wombats!
(Super (voice))
The Listener
(Reta Bello)
Diggstown