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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 9.633
Birthday 1982-11-15
Place of Birth Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Also Known As Yaya Alafia, Camara DaCosta Johnson, Yaya DaCosta,
TRON: Legacy
2010

TRON: Legacy

Take the Lead
2006

Take the Lead

Racing for Time
2008

Racing for Time

Whitney
2015

Whitney

The Kids Are All Right
2010

The Kids Are All Right

In Time
2011

In Time

The Butler
2013

The Butler

The Nice Guys
2016

The Nice Guys

And So It Goes
2014

And So It Goes

Honeydripper
2007

Honeydripper

Bolden
2019

Bolden

Peel
2019

Peel

The Messenger
2009

The Messenger

Whole Lotta Sole
2011

Whole Lotta Sole

Weekends at Bellevue

Weekends at Bellevue

Mother of George
2013

Mother of George

Big Words
2013

Big Words

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

Ugly Betty
2006

Ugly Betty

Eve
2003

Eve

Chicago Med
2015

Chicago Med

Chicago Fire
2012

Chicago Fire

House
2004

House

The Simpsons
1989

The Simpsons

Chicago P.D.
2014

Chicago P.D.

Our Kind of People
2021

Our Kind of People

Unforgettable
2011

Unforgettable

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Body of Proof
2011

Body of Proof

The Lincoln Lawyer
2022

The Lincoln Lawyer

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

America's Next Top Model
2003

America's Next Top Model

Mercy
2009

Mercy

Army Wives
2007

Army Wives