Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
15 Nov, 1982 (42 years old)

Yaya DaCosta

Biography

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

The Lincoln Lawyer
HD
2022

The Lincoln Lawyer

Drama
Our Kind of People
HD
2021

Our Kind of People

Drama
Whitney
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90 min 2015

Whitney

Romance
Mother of George
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106 min 2013

Mother of George

Drama
Honeydripper
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124 min 2007

Honeydripper

Drama
Take the Lead
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108 min 2006

Take the Lead

Drama

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