Yanna McIntosh, a Jamaican-born Canadian actress, was born in 1970. She refined 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 involved directing students in notable productions, such as Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Richard III.
Yanna's 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." This role also garnered her a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance.
Before this, Yanna had previously won Doras for her roles in Florence Gibson's "Belle" and Athol Fugard's "Valley Song."
