
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."
Acting (26 movies)

Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
2006

A Raisin in the Sun
2008

Finn's Girl
2007

Deliberate Intent
2000

The Sentinel
2006

The Marsh King's Daughter
2023

Chasing Freedom
2004

Slumberland
2022

Murder on Shadow Mountain
1999

Swindler Seduction
2022

Humane
2024

Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
2015

Mothers
2023

They Come Back
2007

Unless
2016

Dying in Plain Sight
2024

True Blue
2001

Spooky House
2002

Mary Goes Round
2018

Down in the Delta
1998

Bloodwork
2012

Like a House on Fire
2021

John Q
2002

Verona
2023

Jingle Bell Love
2024

Full Disclosure
2001
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