Yaya DaCosta
Born: 1982-11-15
• 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.
Filmography
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Bolden
Peel
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
The Nice Guys
Whitney
And So It Goes
Mother of George
The Butler
Big Words
In Time
Whole Lotta Sole
Weekends at Bellevue
TRON: Legacy
The Kids Are All Right
The Messenger
Racing for Time
Honeydripper
Take the Lead