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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 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 …
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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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BODY OF WORK
Yanna McIntosh's Filmography
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Julián
as Evelyn (voice)
The Winter's Tale
as Paulina
Jingle Bell Wedding
as Mary Bishop
Jingle Bell Love
Humane
as Political Commentator
Dying in Plain Sight
as Ms. Norris
Mothers
as Ruby
Verona
as Bennie Baron
The Marsh King's Daughter
as Agent Lorna Illing
Slumberland
as Carla
Swindler Seduction
as Francie
Like a House on Fire
as Nancy
Mary Goes Round
as Bethany
Unless
as Cery
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
as Cleopatra
Bloodwork
as Patricia
A Raisin in the Sun
as Miss Tilly
Finn's Girl
as Diana
They Come Back
as Naketha
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
as Dr. Crone
The Sentinel
as Teddy Vargas
Reversible Errors
as Genevieve Carriere
Chasing Freedom
as Ruth
The Glow
as Catherine
Spooky House
as Nicole
John Q
as State Employee
True Blue
as Anna
Full Disclosure
as Penny Mills
Deliberate Intent
as Elaine
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Down in the Delta
as Slave Woman