Yaya DaCosta
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 15, 1982 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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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Filmography
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Movie · as Monique Smith
The Lincoln Lawyer
TV · as Andrea Freemann · 18 eps
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Kind of People
TV · as Angela Vaughn · 12 eps
Bolden
Movie · as Nora Bolden
Peel
Movie · as Sarah
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Movie · as Kendra
The Nice Guys
Movie · as Tally
Whitney
Movie · as Whitney Houston
Chicago Med
TV · as April Sexton · 122 eps
And So It Goes
Movie · as Kennedy
Chicago P.D.
TV · as April Sexton · 2 eps
The Butler
Movie · as Carol Hammie
Big Words
Movie · as Annie
Mother of George
Movie · as Sade Bakare
Chicago Fire
TV · as April Sexton · 12 eps
In Time
Movie · as Greta
Whole Lotta Sole
Movie · as Sophie
Weekends at Bellevue
Movie · as Vanessa
Body of Proof
TV · as Holly Bennett · 1 ep
Unforgettable
TV · as Molly McGinty · 1 ep
TRON: Legacy
Movie · as Siren #3
The Kids Are All Right
Movie · as Tanya
The Messenger
Movie · as Monica Washington
Mercy
TV · as Brooke Sullivan · 1 ep
Racing for Time
Movie · as Vanessa
Honeydripper
Movie · as China Doll
Army Wives
TV · as Specialist Amber Stiles · 1 ep
Take the Lead
Movie · as LaRhette
Ugly Betty
TV · as Nico Slater · 6 eps
House
TV · as Anita · 2 eps
Eve
TV · as Ms. Jenkins · 1 ep
America's Next Top Model
TV · as Self - Contestant, Self - Top Model in Action · 12 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Audrina · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Princess Kemi (voice) · 1 ep