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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

Birthday: 1982-11-15 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
One Chicago Crossover Event

as    April Sexton

2025
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

as    Monique Smith

2021
Our Kind of People

as    Angela Vaughn

2019
Bolden

as    Nora Bolden

2019
Peel

as    Sarah

2016
The Nice Guys

as    Tally

2015
Whitney

as    Whitney Houston

2013
Big Words

as    Annie

2013
Mother of George

as    Sade Bakare

2011
In Time

as    Greta

2011
Whole Lotta Sole

as    Sophie

2010
TRON: Legacy

as    Siren #3

2010
The Kids Are All Right

as    Tanya

2009
The Messenger

as    Monica Washington

2008
Racing for Time

as    Vanessa

2007
Honeydripper

as    China Doll

2006
Take the Lead

as    LaRhette