
Yaya DaCosta
Acting · Born 1982-11-15 · Harlem, New York, New York, USA
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.
As cast

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story 2025
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Bolden 2019
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Peel 2019
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Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story 2018
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The Nice Guys 2016
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Whitney 2015
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And So It Goes 2014
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Mother of George 2013
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The Butler 2013
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Big Words 2013
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In Time 2011
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Whole Lotta Sole 2011
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TRON: Legacy 2010
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The Kids Are All Right 2010
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The Messenger 2009
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Racing for Time 2008
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Honeydripper 2007
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Take the Lead 2006
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