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Yaya DaCosta‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1982-11-15

Popularity

star8.4

Yaya DaCosta

Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Yaya DaCosta

Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1982-11-15

Popularity

star8.4

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.

Movie Credits

TRON: Legacy

TRON: Legacy‌
star6.5
calendar 2010

Take the Lead

Take the Lead‌
star6.9
calendar 2006

Racing for Time

Racing for Time‌
star5.8
calendar 2008

The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right‌
star6.6
calendar 2010

In Time

In Time‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

The Butler

The Butler‌
star7.3
calendar 2013

The Messenger

The Messenger‌
star6.7
calendar 2009

Whole Lotta Sole

Whole Lotta Sole‌
star5.3
calendar 2011

Weekends at Bellevue

Weekends at Bellevue‌
star0.0
calendar

Mother of George

Mother of George‌
star5.5
calendar 2013

Big Words

Big Words‌
star5.0
calendar 2013

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story‌
star8.7
calendar 2018

Whitney

Whitney‌
star5.5
calendar 2015

The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys‌
star7.1
calendar 2016

And So It Goes

And So It Goes‌
star6.0
calendar 2014

Honeydripper

Honeydripper‌
star6.2
calendar 2007

Bolden

Bolden‌
star4.3
calendar 2019

Peel

Peel‌
star6.4
calendar 2019

Tv Credits

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts‌
star3.5
calendar 2021

Our Kind of People

Our Kind of People‌
star8.1
calendar 2021

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty‌
star6.3
calendar 2006

Eve

Eve‌
star9.3
calendar 2003

Chicago Med

Chicago Med‌
star8.3
calendar 2015

Body of Proof

Body of Proof‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer‌
star7.7
calendar 2022

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire‌
star8.4
calendar 2012

Unforgettable

Unforgettable‌
star7.2
calendar 2011

Army Wives

Army Wives‌
star7.5
calendar 2007

Mercy

Mercy‌
star6.1
calendar 2009

America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model‌
star5.3
calendar 2003

House

House‌
star8.6
calendar 2004

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.‌
star8.4
calendar 2014