Yanna McIntosh

Born: 1970-01-01

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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Humane

as Political Commentator
Released: 2024-04-26

In the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population,...

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The Sentinel

as Teddy Vargas
Released: 2006-04-19

Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently...

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John Q

as State Employee
Released: 2002-02-15

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and...

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Slumberland

as Carla
Released: 2022-11-18

A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an...

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The Marsh King's Daughter

as Agent Lorna Illing
Released: 2023-09-28

Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret—her father is the infamous...

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A Raisin in the Sun

as Miss Tilly
Released: 2008-02-25

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the...

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Bloodwork

as Patricia
Released: 2012-05-10

A couple of college students decide to sign up for pharmaceutical testing of a new allergy drug...

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Down in the Delta

as Slave Woman
Released: 1998-12-25

A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to...

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Mary Goes Round

as Bethany
Released: 2018-03-30

When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara...

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Spooky House

as Nicole
Released: 2002-04-19

A magician with a mysterious secret lives alone with his jaguar, Shadow, in the Spooky House, an...

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Jingle Bell Love

as uncredited
Released: 2024-11-18

Jack Cooper visits his late wife’s hometown for Christmas and gets more than he bargained for,...

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True Blue

as Anna
Released: 2001-11-29

Rembrandt Macy (Tom Berenger) is a maverick cop assigned to a case where the primary evidence is...

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Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

as Dr. Crone
Released: 2006-10-23

A young woman tries to keep a positive attitude while battling breast cancer.

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Verona

as Bennie Baron
Released: 2023-11-03

In the wake of her grandfather's death, Camila finds herself questioning her spirituality and...

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Finn's Girl

as Diana
Released: 2007-06-04

Dr. Finn Jeffries plays a new stepmother to her deceased lover's daughter Zelly. She also took...

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Swindler Seduction

as Francie
Released: 2022-10-22

Louisa meets entrepreneur Steve at a bar. After 48 blissful hours, Steve disappears and Louisa...

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Deliberate Intent

as Elaine
Released: 2000-08-06

A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit...

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Murder on Shadow Mountain

as uncredited
Released: 1999-05-25

Denny Traynor has the idyllic life a loving wife and family, a flourishing career. Seems like...

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Unless

as Cery
Released: 2016-10-14

A writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets.

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Dying in Plain Sight

as Ms. Norris
Released: 2024-01-20

The emotional story of overweight high school student Morgan Cruz and her mother Kim who both...

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They Come Back

as Naketha
Released: 2007-03-03

A psychologist's 10-year-old patient claims she's being menaced by unseen forces after her...

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Like a House on Fire

as Nancy
Released: 2021-03-26

Dara returns home to reconnect with her husband and her young daughter, whom she left two years...

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Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopratra

as Cleopatra
Released: 2015-05-21

Reason and judgement prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion engulfing Mark Antony, one...

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Chasing Freedom

as Ruth
Released: 2004-01-19

Inspired by a true story, a self-centered corporate lawyer is forced to take on a pro-bono case...

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Mothers

as Ruby
Released: 2023-12-14

Two women and a child seek refuge in an ATM vestibule when pursued by an angry man who wants...

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Suits

as Judge Pearl Atkins
First aired: 2011-06-23

While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips...

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The Expanse

as Captain Chandra Lucas
First aired: 2015-12-14

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who...

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Private Eyes

as Dr. Thomas
First aired: 2016-05-26

Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I....

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Killjoys

as Zia Seyah Traclus
First aired: 2015-06-19

An action-packed adventure series following a fun-loving, hard living trio of interplanetary...

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Titans

as Roberta
First aired: 2018-10-12

A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil...

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Cross

as Dr. Finlay
First aired: 2024-11-14

Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting...

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Nurses

as Mrs. Richie
First aired: 2020-01-06

Follow five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy hospital in downtown Toronto,...

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The Listener

as Reta Bello
First aired: 2009-06-04

Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really...

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Due South

as Candace Madison
First aired: 1994-09-22

Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the...

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Hemlock Grove

as Frieda the Lawyer
First aired: 2013-04-19

One cannot quench his all-consuming thirst. The other cannot tame the beast clawing its way out....

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Republic of Doyle

as Sarah
First aired: 2010-01-06

Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged...

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Diggstown

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-03-06

Follow Marcie Diggs, a star corporate lawyer who reconsiders her priorities after her beloved...

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This Is Wonderland

as Zona Robinson
First aired: 2004-01-12

Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in...

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Work It Out Wombats!

as Super (voice)
First aired: 2023-02-06

Full of endless energy, Malik, Zadie and Zeke run, bounce, roll and romp, always on the lookout...

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Y: The Last Man

as General Peggy Reed
First aired: 2021-09-13

Traverse a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y...

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Pretty Hard Cases

as Donna Duff
First aired: 2021-02-03

A fun and honest portrayal of two radically different female detectives in their early 40s...

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Remedy

as Fiona
First aired: 2014-02-24

Griffin Conner, a med-school dropout having left in a haze of disgrace, is forced to return to...

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Three Pines

as Estelle
First aired: 2022-12-01

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team investigate a series of perplexing murders, in the...

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The Line

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-03-16

The Line is a Canadian television drama series, which debuted on Movie Central and The Movie...

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