Yaya DaCosta
Known for Acting · 35 credits
- Born
- 1982-11-15 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Audrina
The Simpsons
1989
as Princess Kemi (voice)
House
2004
as Anita
Chicago Fire
2012
as April Sexton
Chicago P.D.
2014
as April Sexton
Chicago Med
2015
as April Sexton
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Andrea Freemann
Unforgettable
2011
as Molly McGinty
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Contestant / Self - Top Model in Action
Ugly Betty
2006
as Nico Slater
Army Wives
2007
as Specialist Amber Stiles
Body of Proof
2011
as Holly Bennett
Eve
2003
as Ms. Jenkins
Mercy
2009
as Brooke Sullivan
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
as Self
Our Kind of People
2021
as Angela Vaughn
Movies (19)
In Time
2011
as Greta
The Nice Guys
2016
as Tally
TRON: Legacy
2010
as Siren #3
The Butler
2013
as Carol Hammie
The Messenger
2009
as Monica Washington
And So It Goes
2014
as Kennedy
Take the Lead
2006
as LaRhette
Bolden
2019
as Nora Bolden
The Kids Are All Right
2010
as Tanya
Whitney
2015
as Whitney Houston
Honeydripper
2007
as China Doll
Peel
2019
as Sarah
Mother of George
2013
as Sade Bakare
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
as Sophie
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
2018
as Kendra
Big Words
2013
as Annie
Racing for Time
2008
as Vanessa
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
2025
as Monique Smith
Weekends at Bellevue
2011
as Vanessa
About 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 appeare… With 35 credits spanning from 1989 to 2025, Yaya DaCosta has appeared in 19 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yaya DaCosta Movies
- In Time (2011) — as Greta
- The Nice Guys (2016) — as Tally
- TRON: Legacy (2010) — as Siren #3
- The Butler (2013) — as Carol Hammie
- The Messenger (2009) — as Monica Washington
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