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Yaya DaCosta

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 N

Born

Nov 15, 1982

Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

19 acting

0 crew

Popularity

2.9

Known For

In Time
In Time
2011 as Greta
★ 7.0
TRON: Legacy
TRON: Legacy
2010 as Siren #3
★ 6.5
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys
2016 as Tally
★ 7.1
The Butler
The Butler
2013 as Carol Hammie
★ 7.3
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
2006 as LaRhette
★ 6.9
The Kids Are All Right
The Kids Are All Right
2010 as Tanya
★ 6.6
And So It Goes
And So It Goes
2014 as Kennedy
★ 6.0
The Messenger
The Messenger
2009 as Monica Washington
★ 6.8
Whitney
Whitney
2015 as Whitney Houston
★ 5.7
Peel
Peel
2019 as Sarah
★ 6.4
Bolden
Bolden
2019 as Nora Bolden
★ 4.2
Honeydripper
Honeydripper
2007 as China Doll
★ 5.9
Whole Lotta Sole
Whole Lotta Sole
2011 as Sophie
★ 5.4
Racing for Time
Racing for Time
2008 as Vanessa
★ 5.8
Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story
★ 8.5
Mother of George
Mother of George
2013 as Sade Bakare
★ 5.3
Big Words
Big Words
2013 as Annie
★ 5.0
Weekends at Bellevue
Weekends at Bellevue
2011 as Vanessa