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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 appea…

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 18

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 17

Gender

  • Female

Place of birth

  • Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Birthdate

  • November 15, 1982

Death Date

  • Invalid Date

Also known as

  • Yaya Alafia

  • Camara DaCosta Johnson

  • Yaya DaCosta

  • یایا داکوستا

Movies

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
6

Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

DramaTV Movie

2025

Bolden
4.206

Bolden

DramaMusic

2019

Peel
6.4

Peel

DramaComedy

2019

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story
8.4

Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff S…

DramaTV Movie

2018

The Nice Guys
7.123

The Nice Guys

ComedyCrime

2016

Whitney
5.704

Whitney

RomanceDrama

2015

And So It Goes
6.036

And So It Goes

ComedyDrama

2014

Mother of George
5.3

Mother of George

Drama

2013

The Butler
7.335

The Butler

Drama

2013

Big Words
5

Big Words

Comedy

2013

In Time
6.971

In Time

ActionThriller

2011

Whole Lotta Sole
5.4

Whole Lotta Sole

ComedyDrama

2011

TRON: Legacy
6.525

TRON: Legacy

AdventureAction

2010

The Kids Are All Right
6.612

The Kids Are All Right

ComedyDrama

2010

The Messenger
6.753

The Messenger

DramaRomance

2009

TV Shows

The Lincoln Lawyer
7.663

The Lincoln Lawyer

DramaCrime

2022

Our Kind of People
7.727

Our Kind of People

Drama

2021

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
3.2

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Talk

2021

Chicago Med
8.282

Chicago Med

Drama

2015

Chicago P.D.
8.41

Chicago P.D.

CrimeDrama

2014

Chicago Fire
8.399

Chicago Fire

Drama

2012

Unforgettable
7.208

Unforgettable

CrimeDrama

2011

Body of Proof
6.945

Body of Proof

DramaCrime

2011

Mercy
5.74

Mercy

Drama

2009

Army Wives
7.4

Army Wives

Drama

2007

Ugly Betty
6.379

Ugly Betty

ComedyDrama

2006

House
8.588

House

DramaComedy

2004

Eve
8.625

Eve

Comedy

2003

America's Next Top Model
5.261

America's Next Top Model

Reality

2003

America's Next Top Model
5.261

America's Next Top Model

Reality

2003

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