Yaya DaCosta
Born in Harlem, New York, New York, USA — Nov 15 1982
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 film…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Audrina
The Simpsons
Princess Kemi (voice)
House
Anita
Chicago Fire
April Sexton
Chicago Med
April Sexton
Chicago P.D.
April Sexton
America's Next Top Model
Self - Contestant
The Lincoln Lawyer
Andrea Freemann
Unforgettable
Molly McGinty
Army Wives
Specialist Amber Stiles
Ugly Betty
Nico Slater
Body of Proof
Holly Bennett
Eve
Ms. Jenkins
Mercy
Brooke Sullivan
In Time
Greta
TRON: Legacy
Siren #3
The Nice Guys
Tally
The Butler
Carol Hammie
Our Kind of People
Angela Vaughn
The Kids Are All Right
Tanya
The Messenger
Monica Washington
And So It Goes
Kennedy
Honeydripper
China Doll
Take the Lead
LaRhette
Bolden
Nora Bolden
Peel
Sarah
Racing for Time
Vanessa
Whole Lotta Sole
Sophie
Big Words
Annie
Whitney
Whitney Houston
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
Kendra
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
Monique Smith
Mother of George
Sade Bakare
Weekends at Bellevue
Vanessa