Cast
Yaya DaCosta
Acting
Cast
Yaya DaCosta
Known for
Acting
Born
1982-11-15
From
Harlem, New York, New York, USA
Also known as Yaya Alafia, Camara DaCosta Johnson
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.
In Time
as Greta
The Nice Guys
as Tally
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3
The Butler
as Carol Hammie
The Messenger
as Monica Washington
And So It Goes
as Kennedy
Take the Lead
as LaRhette
Bolden
as Nora Bolden
The Kids Are All Right
as Tanya
Honeydripper
as China Doll
Whitney
as Whitney Houston
Peel
as Sarah
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
as Kendra
Whole Lotta Sole
as Sophie
Mother of George
as Sade Bakare
Racing for Time
as Vanessa
Big Words
as Annie
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
as Monique Smith
Weekends at Bellevue
as Vanessa