Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

  • Birthday: 1982-11-15
  • Place of birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Yaya Alafia

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.

Filmography

TRON: Legacy

2010

As Siren #3

Take the Lead

2006

As LaRhette

Racing for Time

2008

As Vanessa

Whitney

2015

As Whitney Houston

In Time

2011

As Greta

The Butler

2013

As Carol Hammie

The Nice Guys

2016

As Tally

And So It Goes

2014

As Kennedy

Honeydripper

2007

As China Doll

Bolden

2019

As Nora Bolden

Peel

2019

As Sarah

The Messenger

2009

As Monica Washington

Whole Lotta Sole

2011

As Sophie

Weekends at Bellevue

0000

As Vanessa

Mother of George

2013

As Sade Bakare

Big Words

2013

As Annie

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