Yaya DaCosta
November 15, 1982 (42 years old) in Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2022 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Andrea Freemann
- 2021 · Our Kind of People as Angela Vaughn
- 2021 · Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts as Self
- 2019 · Bolden as Nora Bolden
- 2019 · Peel as Sarah
- 2018 · Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story as Kendra
- 2016 · The Nice Guys as Tally
- 2015 · Chicago Med as April Sexton
- 2015 · Whitney as Whitney Houston
- 2014 · And So It Goes as Kennedy
- 2014 · Chicago P.D. as April Sexton
- 2013 · Mother of George as Sade Bakare
- 2013 · The Butler as Carol Hammie
- 2013 · Big Words as Annie
- 2012 · Chicago Fire as April Sexton
- 2011 · In Time as Greta
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Molly McGinty
- 2011 · Whole Lotta Sole as Sophie
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Holly Bennett
- 2010 · TRON: Legacy as Siren #3
- 2010 · The Kids Are All Right as Tanya
- 2009 · The Messenger as Monica Washington
- 2009 · Mercy as Brooke Sullivan
- 2008 · Racing for Time as Vanessa
- 2007 · Honeydripper as China Doll
- 2007 · Army Wives as Specialist Amber Stiles
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as Nico Slater
- 2006 · Take the Lead as LaRhette
- 2004 · House as Anita
- 2003 · Eve as Ms. Jenkins
- 2003 · America's Next Top Model as Contestant
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Audrina
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Princess Kemi (voice)
- Future · Weekends at Bellevue as Vanessa