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Yaya DaCosta

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1982-11-15 (Age: 44)

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Yaya DaCosta

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 (19)

⭐ 8.5 Role: Monique Smith

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

2025
⭐ 4.2 Role: Nora Bolden

Bolden

2019
⭐ 6.4 Role: Sarah

Peel

2019
⭐ 8.4 Role: Kendra

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story

2018
⭐ 7.1 Role: Tally

The Nice Guys

2016
⭐ 5.7 Role: Whitney Houston

Whitney

2015
⭐ 6.0 Role: Kennedy

And So It Goes

2014
⭐ 5.3 Role: Sade Bakare

Mother of George

2013
⭐ 7.3 Role: Carol Hammie

The Butler

2013
⭐ 5.0 Role: Annie

Big Words

2013
⭐ 7.0 Role: Greta

In Time

2011
⭐ 5.4 Role: Sophie

Whole Lotta Sole

2011
⭐ 0 Role: Vanessa

Weekends at Bellevue

2011
⭐ 6.5 Role: Siren #3

TRON: Legacy

2010
⭐ 6.6 Role: Tanya

The Kids Are All Right

2010