
Yaya DaCosta
Born:11/15/1982
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 Time, The Messenger, The Butler, And So It Goes, and The Nice Guys.
Filmography

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
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Bolden
20194.3

Peel
20196.4

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
20188.4

The Nice Guys
20167.1

Whitney
20155.7

And So It Goes
20146.0

Mother of George
20135.4

The Butler
20137.3

Big Words
20135.0

In Time
20117.0

Whole Lotta Sole
20115.3

TRON: Legacy
20106.5

The Kids Are All Right
20106.6

The Messenger
20096.7

Racing for Time
20085.8

Honeydripper
20076.2

Take the Lead
20066.9

Weekends at Bellevue
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