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Yaya DaCosta

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.

Birthday: 1982-11-15

Place of birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA

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Know for department: Acting

Also known as: Yaya Alafia, Camara DaCosta Johnson, Yaya DaCosta, یایا داکوستا

TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy

2010-12-14

Siren #3

Take the Lead
Take the Lead

2006-03-17

LaRhette

Racing for Time
Racing for Time

2008-02-16

Vanessa

The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right

2010-07-09

Tanya

In Time
In Time

2011-10-27

Greta

The Butler
The Butler

2013-08-16

Carol Hammie

The Messenger
The Messenger

2009-11-13

Monica Washington

Whole Lotta Sole
Whole Lotta Sole

2011-04-21

Sophie

Big Words
Big Words

2013-07-12

Annie

Mother of George
Mother of George

2013-08-26

Sade Bakare

Whitney
Whitney

2015-01-17

Whitney Houston

The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys

2016-05-15

Tally

And So It Goes
And So It Goes

2014-07-10

Kennedy

Honeydripper
Honeydripper

2007-09-10

China Doll

Bolden
Bolden

2019-05-03

Nora Bolden

Peel
Peel

2019-02-07

Sarah