
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.
Acting (18 movies)

TRON: Legacy
2010

Take the Lead
2006

Racing for Time
2008

The Kids Are All Right
2010

In Time
2011

The Butler
2013

The Messenger
2009

Whole Lotta Sole
2011

Big Words
2013

Mother of George
2013

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018

Whitney
2015

The Nice Guys
2016

And So It Goes
2014

Honeydripper
2007

Bolden
2019

Peel
2019

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025
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