Yaya DaCosta

Birthday: 1982-11-15
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
Weekends at Bellevue Vanessa
2019-05-03 Bolden Nora Bolden
2019-02-07 Peel Sarah
2018-01-27 Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story Kendra
2016-05-15 The Nice Guys Tally
2015-01-17 Whitney Whitney Houston
2014-07-17 And So It Goes Kennedy
2013-08-26 Mother of George Sade Bakare
2013-08-16 The Butler Carol Hammie
2013-07-12 Big Words Annie
2011-10-27 In Time Greta
2011-04-21 Whole Lotta Sole Sophie
2010-12-14 TRON: Legacy Siren #3
2010-07-09 The Kids Are All Right Tanya
2009-11-13 The Messenger Monica Washington
2008-02-16 Racing for Time Vanessa
2007-09-10 Honeydripper China Doll
2006-03-17 Take the Lead LaRhette