Yaya DaCosta
Birthday: 1982-11-15 | Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USACamara 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
Role
as April Sexton
as Monique Smith
as Angela Vaughn
as Nora Bolden
as Sarah
as Tally
as Whitney Houston
as Annie
as Sade Bakare
as Greta
as Sophie
as Siren #3
as Tanya
as Monica Washington
as Vanessa
as China Doll
as LaRhette
