- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 15, 1982
- Place of Birth
- Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
movieNot My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025 · Monique Smith
tvThe Lincoln Lawyer
2022 · Andrea Freemann
tvOur Kind of People
2021 · Angela Vaughn
tvTurning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021 · Self
movieBolden
2019 · Nora Bolden
moviePeel
2019 · Sarah
movieFaith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018 · Kendra
movieThe Nice Guys
2016 · Tally
tvChicago Med
2015 · April Sexton
movieWhitney
2015 · Whitney Houston
movieAnd So It Goes
2014 · Kennedy
tvChicago P.D.
2014 · April Sexton
movieMother of George
2013 · Sade Bakare
movieThe Butler
2013 · Carol Hammie
movieBig Words
2013 · Annie
tvChicago Fire
2012 · April Sexton
movieIn Time
2011 · Greta
tvUnforgettable
2011 · Molly McGinty
movieWhole Lotta Sole
2011 · Sophie
tvBody of Proof
2011 · Holly Bennett
movieWeekends at Bellevue
2011 · Vanessa
movieTRON: Legacy
2010 · Siren #3
movieThe Kids Are All Right
2010 · Tanya
movieThe Messenger
2009 · Monica Washington
tvMercy
2009 · Brooke Sullivan
movieRacing for Time
2008 · Vanessa
movieHoneydripper
2007 · China Doll
tvArmy Wives
2007 · Specialist Amber Stiles
tvUgly Betty
2006 · Nico Slater
movieTake the Lead
2006 · LaRhette
tvHouse
2004 · Anita
tvEve
2003 · Ms. Jenkins
tvAmerica's Next Top Model
2003 · Self - Contestant, Self - Top Model in Action
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Audrina
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Princess Kemi (voice)