Yaya DaCosta
Born
Nov 15, 1982 (43 years old)
Place of birth
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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 T...
Movies (18)
In Time
2011
TRON: Legacy
2010
The Nice Guys
2016
The Butler
2013
Honeydripper
2007
Bolden
2019
Take the Lead
2006
And So It Goes
2014
The Kids Are All Right
2010
Big Words
2013
The Messenger
2009
Whitney
2015
Peel
2019
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018
Mother of George
2013
Racing for Time
2008
Shows (17)
The Simpsons
1989
House
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Chicago Med
2015
Chicago P.D.
2014
Chicago Fire
2012
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
Unforgettable
2011
America's Next Top Model
2003
America's Next Top Model
2003
Army Wives
2007
Body of Proof
2011
Ugly Betty
2006
Eve
2003
Mercy
2009
Our Kind of People
2021
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021