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Yanna McIntosh
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."
As actor
Julián
Jingle Bell Wedding
The Winter's Tale
Humane
Dying in Plain Sight
Jingle Bell Love
The Marsh King's Daughter
Mothers
Verona
Slumberland
Swindler Seduction
Like a House on Fire
Mary Goes Round
Unless
Stratford Festival: Antony and Cleopatra
Bloodwork
A Raisin in the Sun
Finn's Girl
They Come Back
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
The Sentinel
Chasing Freedom
Reversible Errors
Spooky House
John Q
True Blue
Full Disclosure
Deliberate Intent
Murder on Shadow Mountain
Down in the Delta