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
    Place of birth
    Harlem, New York, New York, USA
    Birthday
    15 November 1982
TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy
6.508
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
6.9
Racing for Time
Racing for Time
5.8
The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right
6.614
In Time
In Time
6.971
The Butler
The Butler
7.333
Whole Lotta Sole
Whole Lotta Sole
5.4
Big Words
Big Words
5
The Messenger
The Messenger
6.762
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
8.4
Mother of George
Mother of George
5.3
Whitney
Whitney
5.7
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys
7.127
And So It Goes
And So It Goes
6.045
Honeydripper
Honeydripper
5.9
Bolden
Bolden
4.3
Peel
Peel
6.4
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
0