Yaya DaCosta
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(19 total)
In Time
as Greta
The Nice Guys
as Tally
TRON: Legacy
as Siren #3
The Butler
as Carol Hammie
The Kids Are All Right
as Tanya
Take the Lead
as LaRhette
And So It Goes
as Kennedy
The Messenger
as Monica Washington
Whitney
as Whitney Houston
Whole Lotta Sole
as Sophie
Peel
as Sarah
Honeydripper
as China Doll
Mother of George
as Sade Bakare
Bolden
as Nora Bolden
Racing for Time
as Vanessa
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
as Monique Smith
Big Words
as Annie
Weekends at Bellevue
as Vanessa
TV Shows
(17 total)
The Simpsons
as Princess Kemi (voice)
House
as Anita
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Audrina
Chicago P.D.
as April Sexton
Chicago Fire
as April Sexton
Chicago Med
as April Sexton
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Andrea Freemann
Unforgettable
as Molly McGinty
Ugly Betty
as Nico Slater
Body of Proof
as Holly Bennett
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Contestant
America's Next Top Model
as Self - Top Model in Action
Army Wives
as Specialist Amber Stiles
Mercy
as Brooke Sullivan
Our Kind of People
as Angela Vaughn
Eve
as Ms. Jenkins
