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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

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.

  • BIRTH 15/11/1982
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 11
  • MOVIES 11

Shows (11)

House
House
Anita
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrina
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
Andrea Freemann
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Princess Kemi (voice)
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
April Sexton
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
April Sexton
Chicago Med
Chicago Med
April Sexton
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Nico Slater
Unforgettable
Unforgettable
Molly McGinty
Our Kind of People
Our Kind of People
Angela Vaughn
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self

Movies (11)

In Time
In Time
Greta
TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy
Siren #3
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys
Tally
The Butler
The Butler
Carol Hammie
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
LaRhette
The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right
Tanya
And So It Goes
And So It Goes
Kennedy
The Messenger
The Messenger
Monica Washington
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney Houston
Peel
Peel
Sarah
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Kendra