Yanna McIntosh

Biography

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."

Most Known For

Suits

as Judge Pearl Atkins

The Expanse

as Captain Chandra Lucas

Cross

as Dr. Finlay

Titans

as Roberta

Private Eyes

as Dr. Thomas

The Listener

as Reta Bello

Hemlock Grove

as Frieda the Lawyer

Killjoys

as Zia Seyah Traclus

Due South

as Candace Madison

Republic of Doyle

as Sarah

Nurses

as Mrs. Richie

Y: The Last Man

as General Peggy Reed

This Is Wonderland

as Zona Robinson

Diggstown

John Q

as State Employee

Three Pines

as Estelle

Slumberland

as Carla

Bloodwork

as Patricia

Remedy

as Fiona

Pretty Hard Cases

as Donna Duff