Yanna McIntosh
Acting
Born: 1970-01-01 in Giamaica
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
Suits
Judge Pearl Atkins
The Expanse
Captain Chandra Lucas
Titans
Roberta
Private Eyes
Dr. Thomas
Due South
Candace Madison
Cross
Dr. Finlay
The Listener
Reta Bello
Republic of Doyle
Sarah
Killjoys
Zia Seyah Traclus
Hemlock Grove
Frieda the Lawyer
Nurses
Mrs. Richie
This Is Wonderland
Zona Robinson
Pretty Hard Cases
Donna Duff
Three Pines
Estelle
Y: The Last Man
General Peggy Reed
The Sentinel
Teddy Vargas
Remedy
Fiona
John Q
State Employee
The Marsh King's Daughter
Agent Lorna Illing
Humane
Political Commentator
Work It Out Wombats!
Super (voice)
Diggstown
Slumberland
Carla
Hell Motel
Shirley Dantree
The Line
Karen
Julián
Evelyn (voice)
Unless
Cery
Bloodwork
Patricia
True Blue
Anna
Jingle Bell Wedding
Mary Bishop
The Winter's Tale
Paulina
Spooky House
Nicole
Mothers
Ruby
Mary Goes Round
Bethany
A Raisin in the Sun
Miss Tilly
Finn's Girl
Diana
Jingle Bell Love
Down in the Delta
Slave Woman
Reversible Errors
Genevieve Carriere