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Birthday: Nov 15, 1982
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, New York, USA

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 appeared in films including The Kids Are All Right, In Time, The Messenger, The Butler, And So It Goes, and The Nice Guys.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
TRON: Legacy Siren #3 2010
Take the Lead LaRhette 2006
Racing for Time Vanessa 2008
The Kids Are All Right Tanya 2010
In Time Greta 2011
The Butler Carol Hammie 2013
Weekends at Bellevue Vanessa 1970
The Messenger Monica Washington 2009
Whole Lotta Sole Sophie 2011
Big Words Annie 2013
Mother of George Sade Bakare 2013
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story Kendra 2018
Whitney Whitney Houston 2015
The Nice Guys Tally 2016
And So It Goes Kennedy 2014
Honeydripper China Doll 2007
Bolden Nora Bolden 2019
Peel Sarah 2019
Series Cast Year
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts Self 2021
Our Kind of People Angela Vaughn 2021
Eve Ms. Jenkins 2003
Ugly Betty Nico Slater 2006
Chicago Med April Sexton 2015
Body of Proof Holly Bennett 2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Audrina 1999
The Lincoln Lawyer Andrea Freemann 2022
Chicago Fire April Sexton 2012
Unforgettable Molly McGinty 2011
America's Next Top Model Contestant 2003
Mercy Brooke Sullivan 2009
Army Wives Specialist Amber Stiles 2007
House Anita 2004
The Simpsons Princess Kemi (voice) 1989
Chicago P.D. April Sexton 2014
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