Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

Born 1982-11-15 (age 43) Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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Biography

Camara DaCosta Johnson, professionally known as Yaya Alafia (formerly Yaya DaCosta), is an American actress and model. She's best known for her starring role as April Sexton on NBC's Chicago Med, as Andrea Vaughn in Our Kind of People, and as Whitney Houston in the TV movie Whitney.

She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. She eventually went to star as Cassandra in ABC's daytime soap All My Children, as Nico Slater in ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty, and as April Sexton on NBC's medical drama Chicago Med.

She's also appeared in films including The Kids Are All Right, In Time, The Messenger, The Butler, And So It Goes, and The Nice Guys.

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Known For

TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy

2010

as Siren #3

In Time
In Time

2011

as Greta

The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys

2016

as Tally

Take the Lead
Take the Lead

2006

as LaRhette

The Butler
The Butler

2013

as Carol Hammie

The Messenger
The Messenger

2009

as Monica Washington

The Kids Are All Right
And So It Goes
And So It Goes

2014

as Kennedy

Peel
Peel

2019

as Sarah

Honeydripper
Honeydripper

2007

as China Doll

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Big Words
Big Words

2013

as Annie

Bolden
Bolden

2019

as Nora Bolden

Whitney
Whitney

2015

as Whitney Houston

Racing for Time
Racing for Time

2008

as Vanessa

Whole Lotta Sole
Whole Lotta Sole

2011

as Sophie

Mother of George
Mother of George

2013

as Sade Bakare

Weekends at Bellevue
Weekends at Bellevue

2011

as Vanessa