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Yanna McIntosh

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

Yanna McIntosh
Born1970 (age 53–54)[1]
Jamaica
Other namesYanna MacIntosh
Education

Early life

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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.[2] She taught students of theatre at the National Theatre School of Canada and Humber College.[2]

Career

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Yanna McIntosh's theatre credits include Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew,[3] Hedda in Hedda Gabler,[3] Mary in Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart,[3] and Condoleezza Rice in David Hare's Stuff Happens.[3]

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.[4]

In 2014, she played Cleopatra in a Stratford Festival production of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.[5] The production was also filmed for the CBC Television series CBC Presents the Stratford Festival as Antony and Cleopatra;[6] 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.[7]

Reception

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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".[3] 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.[8]

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.[2]

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.[9] For this role, she also won the 2011 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Om Zoom Call Attendee
2022 Om Reunion Prince Edwin
Nehra! We Are India Bestie
Slumberland Carla
2023 Anvaya's Adventure Himself

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1982, 1983 Hangin' In Tanya / Joan 2 episodes
1993 Street Legal Dr. Helen Ruth Episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
1993 Romeo & Juliet Citizen of Verona Television film
1994 The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story Lab Technician
1995–1996 Side Effects Dr. Currie 4 episodes
1997 Due South Candace Madison Episode: "Seeing Is Believing"
1999 Night Man Ally Cooper Episode: "Love and Death"
1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Madame Claire Episode: "The Possession"
1999 Atomic Train Christina Roselli 2 episodes
1999 A Murder on Shadow Mountain Def. Atty. Daws Television film
1999 Strange Justice Elaine
2000 Deliberate Intent Elaine
2002 The Glow Catherine
2002 The Rats Doctor
2003, 2004 Train 48 Simone 2 episodes
2003–2004 Blue Murder Dr. Rollins 5 episodes
2004 Chasing Freedom Ruth Television film
2004 Crown Heights Mrs Moses
2004 Reversible Errors Genevieve Carriere
2004–2006 This Is Wonderland Zona Robinson 34 episodes
2006 Doomstown Pat Barrows Television film
2006 Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy Dr. Crone
2007 They Come Back Naketha
2007–2009 The Best Years Ms. Dymond 6 episodes
2008 A Raisin in the Sun Miss Tilly Television film
2009 The Line Karen 15 episodes
2011 XIII: The Series Detective Pullan Episode: "Training Camp"
2012 The Listener Rita Bello Episode: "The Taking"
2013 Republic of Doyle Sarah 2 episodes
2013 Saving Hope Prisoner Escort Episode: "The Face of the Giant Panda"
2013 Suits Judge Pearl Atkins 3 episodes
2014 Working the Engels Mavis Episode: "The Crazy Family"
2014 Hemlock Grove Frieda 2 episodes
2015 Remedy Leona
2017 Private Eyes Dr. Thomas Episode: "Between a Doc and a Hard Place"
2017 Killjoys Zia Seyah Traclus Episode: "Necropolis Now"
2018 In Contempt Earliene Walker Episode: "Combat by Agreement"
2018 The Expanse Captain Chandra Lucas 2 episodes
2018 Anne with an E Hazel
2019 Ransom Francine Weaver Episode: "Truth & Reconciliation"
2020 Spinning Out Camille Episode: "Healing Times May Vary"
2020 Nurses Mrs. Richie Episode: "Incoming"
2021 Coroner Olivia Rice Episode: "Blue Flock"
2021 The Republic of Sarah Edna 2 episodes
2021 Y: The Last Man General Peggy Reed 6 episodes
2022 Good Sam Dr. Rhonda Glass 7 episodes
2022 Swindler Seduction Francie Television film
2023 Work It Out Wombats! Grandma Super (voice) Main character
2023 Titans Roberta Episode: "Caul's Folly"
2024 Lyla in the Loop Miss Emmaline, Auntie Rita

References

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  1. ^ Blinkbox profile for Yanna McIntosh
  2. ^ a b c "Yanna McIntosh". Northern Stars. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ouzounian, Richard (6 September 2007). "No role too bold for Mary Stuart star". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Theatre review: 'Ruined' is, in a word, magnificent, The Star.com". Toronto Star. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Stratford: ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ moves rapidly without going anywhere". Toronto Star, 15 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Stratford’s Antony and Cleopatra gains stature in film edition". Toronto Star, 19 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Cast Announced for the San Francisco Production of Cursed Child". WizardingWorld.com. Pottermore. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Great Scot, Mary's a bore". Richard Ouzounian, The Star.com. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Toronto critics name The Middle Place and South Pacific as best productions of the season". Richard Ouzounian, The Star.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  10. ^ "2011 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Recipients" (PDF). Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

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