Yanna McIntosh (born 1970), sometimes credited as Yanna MacIntosh, is a Jamaican-born Canadian television, movie and theatrical actress.

Early life McIntosh attended the University of Toronto and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, in which she trained for acting in theatrical productions. She taught students of theatre at the National Theatre School of Canada and Humber College.

Career Yanna McIntosh's theatre credits include Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Hedda in Hedda Gabler, Mary in Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart, and Condoleezza Rice in David Hare's Stuff Happens.

McIntosh's most notable recurring roles in television series include Dr. Currie in the short-lived 90's medical drama Side Effects, Jenni Hernandez in Riverdale, Edna Myles in The Eleventh Hour, Dr. Rollins in Blue Murder, Zona Robinson in This is Wonderland, and Ms. Dymond in the Canadian teen drama The Best Years. She has starred in a number of made-for-television movies, such as Atomic Train (1999), in which she played Christina Roselli, Strange Justice (1999), in which she played Jeanette, Deliberate Intent (2000), in which she played Elaine, Crown Heights (2004), Chasing Freedom (2004), in which she played Ruth, Reversible Errors (2004), in which she played Genevieve Carriere, Doomstown (2006), in which she played Pat Barrows, Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006), in which she played Dr. Crone, They Come Back (2007), in which she played Naketha, and Matters of Life and Dating (2007). She voices Jenny the giraffe in another Canadian animated TV show called Willa's Wild Life.

Some of her appearances in movies and direct-to-video films include Nicole in Spooky House (2000), Penny Mills in Full Disclosure (2001), Teddy Vargas in The Sentinel (2006), and Diana in Finn's Girl (2007). Other roles include Down in the Delta (1998), John Q (2002), and Heaven on Earth (2008).

In 2011 McIntosh played the starring role of Mama Nadi in Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined, produced by Obsidian Theatre and Nightwood Theatre.

In 2014, she played Cleopatra in a Stratford Festival production of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra."Stratford: ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ moves rapidly without going anywhere". Toronto Star, 15 August 2014. The production was also filmed for the CBC Television series CBC Presents the Stratford Festival as Antony and Cleopatra;"Stratford’s Antony and Cleopatra gains stature in film edition". Toronto Star, 19 May 2015. McIntosh garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination as best actress in a television film or miniseries at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for the role.

In 2019, McIntosh joined the San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Hermione Granger.

Reception In his 2007 article on McIntosh's role as Mary Stuart in the Friedrich Schiller play of the same name, chief theatre critic Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star described McIntosh as capable of good performances on difficult stage roles, titling his article "No role too bold for Mary Stuart star". In his later review of the play, Ouzounian, who rated the play with two stars out of four, stated that McIntosh's role as Stuart and Nancy Palk's role as Elizabeth I of England were among the few highlights he saw in the play.

Her performance as Pat Barrows in the 2006 made-for-TV movie Doomstown won Yanna McIntosh the 2007 Gemini award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. For her theatrical acting, she has received six Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations in the Best Actress category. She won the award twice; once for Florence Gibson's Belle and again for Athol Fugard's Valley Song.

In 2011, McIntosh became the first ever person to win the Toronto Theatre Critics' Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Ruined. For this role, she also won the 2011 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role.

Filmography

Film +YearTitleRole Notes2017Mary Goes RoundBethany 2021OmZoom Call Attendee 2022Om ReunionPrince EdwinNehra! We Are IndiaBestieSlumberland Carla2023Anvaya's AdventureHimself

Television YearTitleRole Notes1982, 1983Hangin' InTanya / Joan2 episodes1993Street LegalDr. Helen RuthEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"1993Romeo & JulietCitizen of VeronaTelevision film1994 The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson StoryLab Technician1995–1996Side EffectsDr. Currie4 episodes1997Due SouthCandace MadisonEpisode: "Seeing Is Believing"1999Night ManAlly CooperEpisode: "Love and Death"1999Poltergeist: The LegacyMadame ClaireEpisode: "The Possession"1999Atomic TrainChristina Roselli2 episodes1999 A Murder on Shadow MountainDef. Atty. DawsTelevision film1999Strange JusticeElaine2000Deliberate IntentElaine2002 The GlowCatherine2002 The RatsDoctor2003, 2004Train 48Simone2 episodes2003–2004Blue MurderDr. Rollins5 episodes2004Chasing FreedomRuthTelevision film2004Crown HeightsMrs Moses2004Reversible ErrorsGenevieve Carriere2004–2006This Is WonderlandZona Robinson34 episodes2006DoomstownPat BarrowsTelevision film2006Why I Wore Lipstick to My MastectomyDr. Crone2007They Come BackNaketha2007–2009 The Best YearsMs. Dymond6 episodes2008 A Raisin in the SunMiss TillyTelevision film2009 The LineKaren15 episodes2011XIII: The SeriesDetective PullanEpisode: "Training Camp"2012 The ListenerRita BelloEpisode: "The Taking"2013Republic of DoyleSarah2 episodes2013Saving HopePrisoner EscortEpisode: "The Face of the Giant Panda"2013SuitsJudge Pearl Atkins3 episodes2014Working the EngelsMavisEpisode: "The Crazy Family"2014Hemlock GroveFrieda2 episodes2015RemedyLeona2017Private EyesDr. ThomasEpisode: "Between a Doc and a Hard Place"2017KilljoysZia Seyah TraclusEpisode: "Necropolis Now"2018In ContemptEarliene WalkerEpisode: "Combat by Agreement"2018 The ExpanseCaptain Chandra Lucas2 episodes2018Anne with an EHazel2019RansomFrancine WeaverEpisode: "Truth & Reconciliation"2020Spinning OutCamilleEpisode: "Healing Times May Vary"2020NursesMrs. RichieEpisode: "Incoming"2021CoronerOlivia RiceEpisode: "Blue Flock"2021 The Republic of SarahEdna2 episodes2021Y: The Last ManGeneral Peggy Reed6 episodes2022Good SamDr. Rhonda Glass7 episodes2022Swindler SeductionFrancieTelevision film2023Work It Out Wombats!Grandma Super (voice)Main character2023TitansRobertaEpisode: "Caul's Folly"2024Lyla in the LoopMiss Emmaline, Auntie Rita2024Beyond Black BeautyDoris2025Hell MotelShirley DantreeMain role

References

Further reading Re: Producing Women's Dramatic History By D.A. Hadfield. Pages 105 - 113. Published by Talonbooks, in 2007. Original from the University of Michigan. /

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