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Yanna McIntosh
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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 In…
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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."
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2026
Julián
Movie Evelyn (voice)
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2025
The Winter's Tale
Movie Paulina
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2025
Jingle Bell Wedding
Movie Mary Bishop
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2025
Hell Motel
TV show Shirley Dantree
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2024
Jingle Bell Love
Movie
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2024
Cross
TV show Dr. Finlay
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2024
Humane
Movie Political Commentator
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2024
Dying in Plain Sight
Movie Ms. Norris
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2023
Mothers
Movie Ruby
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2023
Verona
Movie Bennie Baron
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2023
The Marsh King's Daughter
Movie Agent Lorna Illing
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2023
Work It Out Wombats!
TV show Super (voice)
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2022
Three Pines
TV show Estelle
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2022
Slumberland
Movie Carla
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2022
Swindler Seduction
Movie Francie
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2021
Y: The Last Man
TV show General Peggy Reed
More credits
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2021
Like a House on Fire
Movie Nancy
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2021
Pretty Hard Cases
TV show Donna Duff
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2020
Nurses
TV show Mrs. Richie
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2019
Diggstown
TV show
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2018
Titans
TV show Roberta
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2018
Mary Goes Round
Movie Bethany
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2016
Unless
Movie Cery
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2016
Private Eyes
TV show Dr. Thomas
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2015
The Expanse
TV show Captain Chandra Lucas
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2015
Killjoys
TV show Zia Seyah Traclus
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2015
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Movie Cleopatra
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2014
Remedy
TV show Fiona
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2013
Hemlock Grove
TV show Frieda the Lawyer
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2012
Bloodwork
Movie Patricia
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2011
Suits
TV show Judge Pearl Atkins
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2010
Republic of Doyle
TV show Sarah
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2009
The Listener
TV show Reta Bello
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2009
The Line
TV show Karen
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2008
A Raisin in the Sun
Movie Miss Tilly
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2007
Finn's Girl
Movie Diana
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2007
They Come Back
Movie Naketha
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2006
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Movie Dr. Crone
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2006
The Sentinel
Movie Teddy Vargas
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2004
Reversible Errors
Movie Genevieve Carriere
